Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Part 1. Crystallography and Symmetry
1	Introduction to Crystallography
2	Crystalline Structure and Geometry	Problem set 1 due
3	Translation, Rotation, Periodicity	Problem set 2 due
4	2D Symmetries	Problem set 3 due
5	2D Plane Groups, Lattices
6	2D Plane Groups, Lattices (cont.)	Problem set 4 due
7	2D Plane Groups, Lattices (cont.)	Problem set 5 due
8	Diffraction, 3D Symmetries	Problem set 6 due
9	Quiz 1
10	3D Symmetries, Point Groups
11	Point Groups	Problem set 7 due
12	3D Lattices	Problem set 8 due
13	Physical Properties of Crystal Structures	Problem set 9 due
14	Final Lecture on Symmetry: 3D Space Groups	Problem set 10 due
Part 2. Tensor Properties of Materials
15	Space Group Notation Tensors
16	Tensors (cont.)	Problem set 11 due
17	Tensors (cont.)	Problem set 12 due
18	Tensors (cont.)	Problem set 13 due
19	Quiz 2
20	Representation Quadric
21	Stress and Strain Tensors	Problem set 14 due
22	Sheer and Thermal Expansion Tensors	Problem set 15 due
23	Piezoelectricity	Problem set 16 due
24	Piezoelectricity (cont.)	Problem set 17 due
25	Quiz 3
26	4th Rank Tensor Properties	Problem set 18 due