Course: Materials I

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Course title Materials I
Course code KPF/C306A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Halenkovič Tomáš, Ing. PhD.
  • Drašar Čestmír, prof. Ing. Dr.
  • Kucek Vladimír, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Střižík Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Knotek Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Čermák Šraitrová Kateřina, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Janíček Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Nazabal Virginie, prof. Dr.
  • Němec Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1st week: Structural, mechanical and surface properties of materials. 2nd week: Optical and thermal properties of materials. 3rd week: Electrical and magnetical properties of materials. 4th week: Phase transformations. 5th-6th week: Metals, alloys and interstitial compounds. 7th-8th week: Ceramic materials. 9th week: Superconductors. 10th week: Dielectrics and electro-optical materials. 11th week: Ferroelectrics and antiferroelectric materials. 12th-13th week: Semiconductors.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To acquire knowledge that will form theoretical background for laboratory excercises and diploma thesis.
The students will acquire information about problematics of production and processing, properties and utilization of modern materials used in industry as well as research and development of materials.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of disciplines physics and inorganic chemistry at the bachelor study programs level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Systematic monitoring

The examination is oral. Basic form is discussion about selected topics.
Recommended literature
  • Callister W.D. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, 5th Edition. 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-17550-6.
  • Martienssen W., Warlimont H. (Eds.). Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data. 2005. ISBN 978-3-540-30437-1.


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