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JDL = Livingston, J. D. Electronic Properties of Engineering Materials. Wiley, 1999.
RWH = Hertzberg, R. Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials. 4th ed. John Wiley, 1996.
MBM = "Mechanical Behavior of Materials" handout.

DAY # TOPICS READINGS QUIZZES
1 Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity
AC Response
Read Chapters 1 and 2 (JDL)
2 Electronic Bonds and Bands
Electron Distributions
Read Chapters 8, 9 and 10 (JDL)
3 Property Trends
Semiconductor Device Applications
Drift, Diffusion, Recombination
Read Chapters 12, 13, 15 and 16.1-16.4 (JDL)
4 Electrostatics
Functions of Junctions
Read Chapter 16.8-16.9 (JDL)
5 Diodes and Transistors Quiz 1
6 Dielectric and Optical Properties
Polarization Phenomena
Dielectrics, Ferroelectrics
Read Chapter 3 (JDL)
7 Light Transmission, Absorption, Reflection, and Refraction Read Chapter 4 (JDL)
8 Light Generation and Detection Read Chapter 16.5-16.7 (JDL)
9 Transducers and Magnetic Properties
Sensors and Actuators
Magnetism
Read Chapter 5 (JDL)
10 Magnetic Memory Quiz 2
11 Physical Origin of the Moduli
Crystalline Materials and Glasses
Rubbers
Material Design for Stiffness
Read MBM Chapter 3
12 Laminates, Thin Films
13 Viscoelasticity
Creep, Stress Relaxation
Superposition
Spring-dashpot Models
Time-temperature Equivalence
Biomaterials
Read Chapter 6 (RWH)
14 Plasticity
Continuum Plasticity
Yield Criteria
Limit Analysis
Read MBM Chapter 6
15 Plasticity
Dislocation Mechanics
Mechanism of Plasticity
Strengthening Mechanisms
Read Chapter 2 (RWH)
MBM Chapter 7
Quiz 3
16 Creep
Diffusional Flow
Power Law Creep
Climb Mechanism
Fracture
Griffith Criterion
Stress Intensity Factors
Fracture Toughness
Read Chapter 5 and 7 (RWH)
MBM Chapter 7
17 Fracture
Plastic Zone Size
Testing Requirements
Read Chapter 8 (RWH)
18 Fatigue
Basquin Law
Coffin Manson Law
Paris Law
Read Chapter 12 (RWH)
19 Material Selection in Design
Performance Indices
Material Selection Charts
Case Studies
Read Handout
20 Quiz 4