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 » MIT OpenCourseWare » Materials Science and Engineering » Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials, Spring 2003

Syllabus

Objective
The class is aimed at beginning graduate students and will introduce a variety of methods used in different fields of materials science.
Credit
Graduate H-level (3-0-9)
Organization
  • Two 90 minute lectures with some lectures replaced by a laboratory.
  • 4 to 5 lab assignments approximately every two or three weeks.
Grade
4 to 5 problem assignments -> NO FINAL EXAM
Registration
All students are required to register for credit. Postdocs can attend as listeners.
General Literature (specific references will be offered per course topic)
Allen, M. P., and Tildesley. Computer Simulation of Liquids. Oxford: Science Publishers. (mainly MD)

Frenkel, D., and B. Smit. Understanding Molecular Simulation. Academic Press.

Jensen, F. Introduction to Computational Chemistry. Wiley.

Phillips, R. Crystals Defects and Microstructures. Cambridge: University Press.

Thijsen, J. M. Computational Physics. Cambridge University Press.

Course Objectives
  • Teach the tools of modern computational materials science at the atomistic level
  • Evaluate the tools and their applicability to diverse materials problems
 
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