URL study guide
https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=6BMR03&collegejaar=2025&taal=enDescription
During the course students will acquire knowledge of the various classes of materials, the relationship between structures and features,on the molecular
level as well as on mesoscopic levels, and the resulting materials properties, with in specific, the fundamentals of crystallography, the structure of crystalline solids,
imperfections in solids, mechanical properties of metals, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, failure, phase diagrams and phase transformations,
structure of (bio)polymers, characteristics and applications of polymers, electrical, magnetic, optical and thermal properties, composites and their applications,
and characterization techniques.
In addition, relevant statistical techniques for analyzing and modeling experimental data are introduced in this course, such as confidence intervals for normal distribution, error propagation and simple and multiple linear regression.
Extra information about the assessment
The grade for the lab report+poster is valid for 6 academic years. The results of the digital tests and final exam are only valid in the academic year in which they were taken.
The components (Statistics, Lab report+poster, Final exam) should have a minimum grade of 5.0 and the weighted average over all components should be at least a 5.5.
The digital tests for this course will take place every afternoon (3 sessions per afternoon, with a maximal capacity of 36 students per session, during week 1 till week 8 of quartile 4, and every morning and afternoon (3 sessions per morning and 3 sessions per afternoon, with a maximal capacity of 36 students per session in week 9 of quartile 4. Digital test 1 (Statistics) can be retaken (unlimited) by the students in week 1 to 8 of quartile 4; Final exam can be retaken in the interim exam week, no retake of Quizzes (best 3 of 5 counted towards final grade).
level as well as on mesoscopic levels, and the resulting materials properties, with in specific, the fundamentals of crystallography, the structure of crystalline solids,
imperfections in solids, mechanical properties of metals, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, failure, phase diagrams and phase transformations,
structure of (bio)polymers, characteristics and applications of polymers, electrical, magnetic, optical and thermal properties, composites and their applications,
and characterization techniques.
In addition, relevant statistical techniques for analyzing and modeling experimental data are introduced in this course, such as confidence intervals for normal distribution, error propagation and simple and multiple linear regression.
Extra information about the assessment
The grade for the lab report+poster is valid for 6 academic years. The results of the digital tests and final exam are only valid in the academic year in which they were taken.
The components (Statistics, Lab report+poster, Final exam) should have a minimum grade of 5.0 and the weighted average over all components should be at least a 5.5.
The digital tests for this course will take place every afternoon (3 sessions per afternoon, with a maximal capacity of 36 students per session, during week 1 till week 8 of quartile 4, and every morning and afternoon (3 sessions per morning and 3 sessions per afternoon, with a maximal capacity of 36 students per session in week 9 of quartile 4. Digital test 1 (Statistics) can be retaken (unlimited) by the students in week 1 to 8 of quartile 4; Final exam can be retaken in the interim exam week, no retake of Quizzes (best 3 of 5 counted towards final grade).
In case of an insufficient grade for the lab report, there is a resit opportunity for the lab report after quartile 4. The deadline for the revised lab report will be determined by the responsible lecturer, and will be no longer than 3 months after the quartile ended, and will be before the end of the respective academic year. The maximum grade for the resit of the lab report will be a 5.5; in case the obtained result will be higher than a 5.5, the result will be adjusted to a 5.5.
Extra information about register
To register for this course via Osiris, you must have completed the safety test of 6BBR02 with at least a 6.0. If you are unable to register for this course, but do meet the admission requirements, please contact the Center of Student Administrations of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry (CSA-CEC) via email: [email protected]
Extra General info:
A student may only be absent for at most 5% of the scheduled hours of the practical component of this course
, with an, according to the opinion of the board examiners, legitimate reason. Only if the absence of student hinders the continuation of the project, a student needs to catch up for the missed hours A student informs the lecturer about his or her absence right away If a student is absent for more than 5% of the scheduled time, in any case, possibilities to catch up for the missed hours need to be discussed with the lecturer of the course. The lecturer can oblige a student to re-sit part or the whole course later.
Extra information about register
To register for this course via Osiris, you must have completed the safety test of 6BBR02 with at least a 6.0. If you are unable to register for this course, but do meet the admission requirements, please contact the Center of Student Administrations of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry (CSA-CEC) via email: [email protected]
Extra General info:
A student may only be absent for at most 5% of the scheduled hours of the practical component of this course
, with an, according to the opinion of the board examiners, legitimate reason. Only if the absence of student hinders the continuation of the project, a student needs to catch up for the missed hours A student informs the lecturer about his or her absence right away If a student is absent for more than 5% of the scheduled time, in any case, possibilities to catch up for the missed hours need to be discussed with the lecturer of the course. The lecturer can oblige a student to re-sit part or the whole course later.
Objectives
- The student is able to apply the fundamental concepts of Materials Science.
- The student is able to describe the difference in atomic/molecular structure between different material classes.
- The student is able to correlate these atomic/molecular differences to the material properties (such as mechanical, optical, electrical and magnetic properties).
- The student is able to calculate materials and object properties (e.g., density, elastic modulus, strain, conductivity, transparency) from materials (atomic/molecular) structure and compositions.
- The student is able to explain the relation between materials properties, multiscale structure, and processing.
- The student is able to name, classify, and explain the function/applications of the discussed materials.
- The student is able to describe how several characterization techniques work and their application (OM, TEM, SEM, AFM, XRD, diffraction and spectroscopy).
- The student is able to compute and interpret confidence intervals for the normal distribution and the difference between population means.
- The student is able to use error propagation technique for estimating the standard deviation of a function of multiple random variables.
- The student is able to estimate regression parameters for simple and multiple linear regression and use simple and multiple linear regression to describe the dependence between random variables.
- The student is able to perform statistical tests for regression errors, significance tests and interpret the results.
- The student is able to prepare for the practical to execute it safely.
- The student is able to execute the experiment safely and accurately.
- The student is able to perform an experiment in the field of materials science (optical properties and electrical properties).
- The student is able to analyze the obtained data.
- The student is able to write a lab report+poster.
- The student is able to write a hypothesis.
- The student is able to accurately keeping track of experimental details in a lab notebook.