| 1 | Introduction (all) | |
| Part I: Continuum methods (Raúl Radovitzky) |
| 2 | Analysis; formulation of discrete mathematical models | |
| 3 | Continuous systems | Homework 1 out |
| 4 | Weighted residual and weak formulations | |
| 5 | Energy formulations and the Ritz method | |
| 6 | The finite element method (part I) | Homework 1 in |
| 7 | The finite element method (part II) | |
| 8 | The finite element method (part III) | |
| 9 | The finite element method (part IV) | Homework 2 out |
| 10 | The finite element method (part V) | Homework 2 in |
| 11 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 1 |
| Part II: Atomistic and molecular methods (Markus Buehler) |
| 12 | Introduction to atomistic modeling | |
| 13 | Basic statistical mechanics | |
| 14 | Basic molecular dynamics | |
| 15 | Interatomic potential and force field | Homework 3 out |
| 16 | Interatomic potential and force field (cont.) | Homework 3 in |
| 17 | Application to mechanics of materials: brittle materials | Homework 4 out |
| 18 | Application to mechanics of materials: ductile materials | Homework 4 in |
| 19 | Review | |
| 20 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 2 |
| Part III: Quantum mechanical methods (Timo Thonhauser) |
| 21 | The theory of quantum mechanics | |
| 22 | Practice makes perfect | Homework 5 out |
| 23 | From many-body to single-particle: quantum modeling of molecules | |
| 24 | From atoms to solids | Homework 5 in, Homework 6 out |
| 25 | Quantum modeling of solids: basic properties of materials | Homework 6 due |
| 26 | Quantum modeling of solids: advanced properties of materials | |
| 27 | What else can we do? | |
