MS 132 Diffraction and Structure of Materials - 2nd term 2001-2002

MS 130 Diffraction and Structure - 2nd term 2001-2002

Lectures: MWF 10-11
Room 106 Spalding
Labs: 9-12 or 1-4 M-F (TBA)
Rm 042 Keck

Instructors: B. Fultz and C. C. Ahn

Fultz: Rm 239 Keck (x2170) btf@hyperfine.caltech.edu
Ahn: Rm 231 Keck (x2174) cca@badboy.caltech.edu

Lecture TA (MS 130, MS 132): Olivier Delaire

Rm 229 Keck olivier@hyperfine.caltech.edu
Office Hours: TBA

Lab TA's (MS 132): Tabitha Swan-Wood , Neal Oldham

tabby@hyperfine.caltech.edu , nco@ssdp.caltech.edu

Secretary: Pam Albertson

Room 307 or 335 Keck Laboratory for Engineering Materials

Required text:

B. Fultz and J. M Howe
"Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of Materials"
Springer-Verlag (2001).

Recommended Books:

J. M. Cowley, Diffraction Physics, North Holland
B. E. Warren, X-Ray Diffraction, Addison Wesley / Dover
J. Edington, Practical Electron Microscopy in Materials Science (4 Vols), Philips Electronic Instruments
P. B. Hirsch et al., Electron Microscopy of Thin Crystals, Krieger
D. B. Williams and C. B. Carter, Transmission Electron Microscopy (4 Vols), Plenum $66 at bookstore

Other Books:

M. von Heimendahl, Electron Microscopy of Materials, Academic Press
R. Heidenreich, Fundamentals of Transmission Electron Microscopy, Wiley- Interscience.
G. Thomas and M. Goringe, Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials, Wiley
L. Reimer, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Springer-Verlag
J. Hren, J. Goldstein, and D. Joy, Introduction to Analytical Electron Microscopy, Plenum
L. H. Schwarrtz and J. B. Cohen, Diffraction from Materials, Springer-Verlag (1987)
H. Klug and L. Alexander, X-Ray Diffraction Procedures, J. Wiley (1974)

Grades

Students may elect to take either course Pass/Fail or for Grades.
Students not wishing to take the lab are encouraged to take the lecture course MS 130.

Determination of Grades MS 132 (3-3-6):

25 % Homework
Do not look at old assignments.
Late problem sets will receive 1/3 credit, but it is okay to copy from the solution sets.
Students may collaborate on the problem solutions in verbal discussions. Do not show each other any written work.

25 % Lab
You must pass a "driver's test" before completing the final laboratory exercises.
Your lab grade is based on your lab reports. They will include answers to questions in lab handouts and experimental results from completed laboratory assignments. You will work with your lab partner in the lab, but you must work independently on the lab writeups. Do not show each other any written work.

25% Late Midterm Exam
2 hr take-home exam.
Open book open notes, no reference to previous exams or assignments.
Tools like a scientific calculator, ruler, and drawing compass may be needed.

25% Final Exam
2.5 hr take-home exam.
Closed book, closed notes, no reference to previous exams or assignments.
Tools like a scientific calculator, ruler, and drawing compass may be needed.

Determination of Grades MS 130 (3-0-6):

33 % Homework

33 % Late Midterm Exam

33 % Final

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