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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

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.


Topics and Sections Covered Date
Quiz #1

Introduction: 1.1 - 1.5 1/14/09
Quiz #2

Electronic Structure of Atoms: 2.1 - 2.3 1/21/09
Quiz #3

Electronic Structure of Atoms: 2.1 - 2.3 1/28/09
Quiz #4

Atomic Bonding 2/4/09
Midterm #1

Chapters 1-4 2/18/09
Quiz #6

Diffusion 3/4/09
Quiz #7

Mechanical Properties of Metals I 3/11/09
Midterm #2

Chapters 5-7 4/1/09

Homework Assignments

Due date
Assignment #1 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
1/28/09 Solution
Assignment #2 - Atomic Bonding
2/4/09 Solution
Assignment #3 - Crystal Structure
2/11/09 Solution
Assignment #4 - Solidification and Defects
2/18/09 Solution
Assignment #5 - Diffusion
3/6/09 Solution
Assignment #6 - Mechanical Properties of Metals
3/11/09 Solution
Assignment #7 - Midterm #2 Review Homework
3/30/09
Assignment #8 - Phase Diagrams
4/29/09 Solution