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Daniel P. Cook - Entertainment Engineering and Design

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Teaching

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

-- Henry Ford

ME 301 - Structure and Properties of Solids aka Materials Science for Mechanical Engineers

ME 301 Syllabus

This is what I gave you on the first day of class. It contains a summary of the topics that you will be expected to learn in the class, my grading policy, and various university policies. If you lose your copy, you can get a new one by clicking on the text at right.
ME 301: Syllabus
Chapter 2 Lecture Notes

Chapter 3 Lecture Notes

Chapter 4 Lecture Notes, part 1

Chapter 4 Lecture Notes, part 2

Chapter 5 Lecture Notes

Chapter 6 Lecture Notes

Chapter 7 Lecture Notes


Quizzes and Examinations

This is a continually developing list of all the quizzes and examination topics that I will be giving this semester. All tests are cumulative, i.e. on each test you are responsible for all the material that was covered previously. Solutions to each quiz and exam will be posted under the link for you to review.

If you have questions regarding your score on the exam, please contact the grader at acresjm@gmail.com


Topics and Sections Covered Date
Quiz #1

Introduction: 1.1 - 1.5 1/13/10
Quiz #2

Atomic Structure and Bonding: Ch. 2 1/20/10
Quiz #3

Atomic Structure and Bonding: Ch. 2 1/27/10
Quiz #4

Crystal Structure: Ch. 3 2/3/10
Quiz #5

Crystal Structure: Ch. 3 2/10/10
Midterm #1

Chapters 1-4
You are allowed to bring an equation sheet with your for the test. You will not need periodic table of the elements. A sample test with solutions can be downloaded here.
2/17/10
Quiz #6

Diffusion 2/24/10
Quiz #7

Mechanical Properties of Metals I 3/3/10
Quiz #8

Mechanical Properties of Metals II 3/10/10
Quiz #9

Mechanical Properties of Metals II 3/17/10
Midterm #2

Chapters 1-7 3/24/10
Quiz #10

Phase Diagrams 4/7/10
Quiz #11

Engineering Alloys 4/14/10
Quiz #12

Corrosion 4/21/10

Homework Assignments

Due date
#1 - Chapter 1: 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 27, 30
1/20/10
#2 - Chapter 2: 2, 4, 7, 9, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
1/27/10
#3 - Chapter 3: 26, 29, 31, 33, 34, 41, 55, 64, 85, 99
2/3/10
#4 - Chapter 4: 32, 33, 35, 38, 41, 43, 47, 48, 53, 56
2/10/10
#5 - Chapter 5: 11, 13, 15, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 36, 41
3/3/10
#6 - Chapter 6: 39, 45, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 57, 58, 62
3/10/10