PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(Chemistry is the Discipline most involved with PC courses)
Level 2
- PC 2001 - INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS
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- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Prof D E Macphee
Pre-requisites
Notes
Required for the Chemistry for the Offshore Industry and Biomedical Materials Chemistry degree programmes.
Overview
Mechanical testing of materials; properties of metals and alloys; synthesis and properties of ceramics; polymers, composite materials, biomaterials and offshore materials. Corrosive, electrical, thermal, magnetic, mechanical and optical properties of the materials will be discussed.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures weekly, 6 one-hour tutorials and 18 hours in total of laboratory classes.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (70%) and in-course assessment.
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).