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L = Lecture
Rb = Recitation: Structure and Bonding
Rt = Recitation: Thermodynamics
Lab = 3.014 Lab Week

Instructor for Structure and Bonding: Prof. Nicola Marzari
Instructor for Thermodynamics: Prof. Darrell Irvine


Ses #Structure and Bonding TOPICSThermodynamics TOPICSKey Dates
Orientation: Research and Careers in Materials Science and Engineering
L1Classical or Quantum: Electrons as Waves, Wave MechanicsFundamental ConceptsProblem set 1 out
L2Schrödinger's Equation and Discrete Energy States of a Confined ElectronFundamental Concepts (cont.)
Rt1Recitation
L3Free Electrons, Electrons in a Metal, and the Scanning Tunneling MicroscopeFirst Law of Thermodynamics
Rb1Recitation
L4Curiosity Killed the Cat: General Principles of Quantum MechanicsTemperature, Heat, and Entropy
Rt2Recitation
L5The Hydrogen AtomHeat Storage and Release in Phase TransitionsProblem set 1 due

Problem set 2 out
Rb2Recitation
L6The Hydrogen Atom (cont.)Examples of Work Important in Materials Science and Engineering: Polarization, Magnetic, Chemical
Labs 13.014 Lab Week 1Problem set 2 due
L7Alphabet Soup: The Periodic TableThermal Properties of Materials; Fundamental EquationsProblem set 3 out
Rt3Recitation
L8The Periodic Table (cont.)Fundamental Equations (cont.); Equilibrium and the Second Law
Rb3Recitation
L9The Variational Principle; Application to Hydrogen AtomFree Energy; Applying the Second Law in Laboratory Conditions
Rt4Recitation
Exam 1
Rb4Recitation
L10Molecules from Atoms: Energy Minimization, Hybridization of Atomic OrbitalsChemical Potentials and the Gibbs Free Energy
L11Bonding in Molecules: Hartree and Hartree-Fock Equations, Symmetries, Bond OrderModels of the Chemical PotentialProblem set 4 out
Rt5Recitation
L12Polymers Part 1: Diagonalization on a Basis, Huckel ModelChemical Reaction Equilibria
Rb5Recitation
L13Quantum OscillationElectrochemical Equilibria
Labs 23.014 Lab Week 2Problem set 3 due

Problem set 4 due
L14Point Groups and Bravais LatticesBatteries; Thermodynamic StabilityProblem set 5 out
Rt6Recitation
L15Symmetry OperationsPhase Changes and Phase Diagrams of Single-Component Materials
Rb6Recitation
L16Structure of SolidsSingle-Component Phase Diagrams (cont.); Thermodynamics of Solutions
L17X-ray DiffractionFree Energy of Multi-phase Solutions at Equilibrium
Rt7Recitation
L18X-rays at Work: Laue Condition, Ewald Construction, Bragg's Law, Powder DiffractionBinary Phase Diagrams: Miscibility Gaps and EutecticsProblem set 5 due
Rb7Recitation
Exam 2
Labs 33.014 Lab Week 3
L19From Diffraction to StructureBinary Phase Diagrams (cont.)
L20Symmetries and TensorsSpinodals and Binodals; Continuous Phase Transitions; Introduction to Statistical MechanicsProblem set 6 out
Rt8Recitation
L21Non-crystalline MaterialsConnecting Events at the Atomic/Molecular Level to Macroscopic Thermodynamic Behavior: Two Postulates of Statistical Mechanics; Microscopic Definition of Entropy
L22Polymers Part 2Connecting Events at the Atomic/Molecular Level to Macroscopic Thermodynamic Behavior (cont.): The Boltzman Factor and Partition Function; Thermal Behavior of the Einstein Solid
L23GlassesLattice Models of Materials; Modeling Polymer Solutions
Rb8Recitation
L24Liquid CrystalsFlory-Huggins Theory
Labs 43.014 Lab Week 4Problem set 6 due
Rt9Recitation: Final Review
Rb9Recitation: Final Review
Final Exam

 








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