Teaching

Applied Physics 282. Solids: Structure and Defects
Catalog Number: 5737
Frans A. Spaepen
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 8:30–10. EXAM GROUP: 10, 11
Bonding, crystallography, diffraction, phase diagrams, microstructure, point defects, dislocations, grain boundaries.
Note: Intended for students in applied mechanics, materials science, condensed matter physics, and chemistry.

Applied Physics 292. Kinetics of Condensed Phase Processes
Catalog Number: 3733
Frans A. Spaepen
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 8:30–10. EXAM GROUP: 10, 11
Kinetic principles underlying atomic motions, transformations, and other atomic transport processes in condensed phases. Application to atomic diffusion, continuous phase transformations, nucleation, growth, coarsening, and other kinetic phenomena in bulk, thin film, and surface states.
Note: Will not be offered in 2012-13. Offered in alternate years.
Prerequisite: An undergraduate-level course in thermodynamics.

Applied Physics 294hfr. Materials Science Seminar
Catalog Number: 4924
Michael J. Aziz, David R. Clarke, and Frans A. Spaepen
Half course (throughout the year). Fall: Th., at 12; Spring: Th., at 1. EXAM GROUP: Fall:14; Spring: 15
Special topics in materials science.
Prerequisite: See instructor.