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

Course Info

As Taught In
Fall 2005
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