Browsing Materials Science and Engineering (3) - Archived by Author "Gibson, Lorna J."

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    • 3.22 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Spring 2003 

      Gibson, Lorna J.; Suresh, S. (Subra); Mills, John Philip (2003-06)
      Phenomenology of mechanical behavior of materials at the macroscopic level. Relationship of mechanical behavior to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics include: elasticity, viscoelasticity, ...

    • 3.22 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Spring 2004 

      Gibson, Lorna J. (2004-06)
      Phenomenology of mechanical behavior of materials at the macroscopic level. Relationship of mechanical behavior to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics include: elasticity, viscoelasticity, ...

    • 3.225 Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials, Summer 2002 

      Gibson, Lorna J.; Tuller, Harry L.; Fitzgerald, Eugene (2002)
      Electrical, optical, magnetic, and mechanical properties of metals, semiconductors, ceramics and polymers. Discussion of roles of bonding, structure (crystalline, defect, energy band and microstructure) and composition in ...

    • 3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Birds, Fall 2004 

      Gibson, Lorna J. (2004-12)
      Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? How do birds fly? Why do bird nests look the way they do? How do woodpeckers peck? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman seminar at MIT has been ...

    • 3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Trees, Spring 2003 

      Gibson, Lorna J. (2003-06)
      Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? Why can't trees grow taller than they are? Why is grass skinny and hollow? Why are some leaves full of holes? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman ...