| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ringel | 2/05 |
| | 331 | Introduction to Materials for Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Introduction to the interrelation of the structure, properties, and processing of materials, with emphasis on electronic |
| | properties. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. | 3 | U | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: Chem 121, Math 415, Physics 133, a minimum CPHR of 2.00, and in Eng college. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | General inorganic chemistry of solids, ordinary and partial differential equations, previous exposure to quantum physics. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | 432 |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Materials Science and Engineering: an Introduction, 7th Ed. | W. D. Callister, Jr. | Wiley |
| | (WITHOUT software diskette) |
| | ISBN: 471736961 |
| | Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices, 2005 | Anderson and Anderson | McGraw-Hill |
| | ISBN: 0072369779 |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Semiconductor Physics and Devices: Basic Principles, by Donald A. Neamen |
| | [2] Materials Science, by Anderson, Leaver, Rawlings, and Alexander |
| | [3] Lectures on Electrical Properties of Materials, by Solymar and Walsh |
| | [4] Electronic Materials of Integrated Circuits in Si and GaAs, by Moyer and Lau |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn about the fundamentals of structural materials. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students learn the fundamentals of quantum mechanics. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 3. Students apply these results to the understanding of the electronic properties of semiconductors. (Criteria 3(c),(e)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Overview and motivation (1) |
| | Principles of quantum mechanics (3) |
| | Structural and electronic properties of atoms and crystalline solids (4) |
| | Solidification, phase diagrams, microstructure, defect formation (6) |
| | Semiconductor statistics and charge carrier properties (4) |
| | Metals: structural properties, stress, strain, alloys, magnetic properties (5) |
| | Ceramics: electronic, thermal properties (2) |
| | Optical properties of materials (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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