● 課程說明(Course Description)
This course covers the kinetics aspect of materials science and engineering,
emphasizing the fundamentals and mathematical descriptions of diffusion and
chemical reactions. The topics to be covered are theories and mechanisms of
diffusion, diffusion calculations, ionic diffusion, basics of chemical reactions,
and related applications.

● 指定用書(Text Books)
無.

● 參考書籍(References)
(1) R.W. Balluffi, S.M. Allen, W.C. Carter, Kinetics of Materials, Wiley, 2005.
(2) P. Shewmon, Diffusion in Solids, 2/E, TMS, 2016.
(3) M.E. Glicksman, Diffusion in Solids: Field Theory, Solid-State Principles,
and Applications, Wiley, 1999.
(4) Y.M. Chiang, D.P. Birnie, W.D. Kingery, Physical Ceramics: Principles for
Ceramic Science and Engineering, Wiley, 1997.
(5) G.B. Skinner, Introduction to Chemical Kinetics, Academic Press, 1974.
(6) C. Vallance, An Introduction to Chemical Kinetics, Morgan & Claypool
Publishers, 2017.
(7) D.J. Young, High Temperature Oxidation and Corrosion of metals, Elsevier,
2016.
(8) D.R. Gaskell, An Introduction to Transport Phenomena in Materials
Engineering, 2/E, Momentum Press, 2012.
(9) S. Kou, Transport Phenomena and Materials Processing, Wiley, 1996.

● 教學方式(Teaching Method)
Lectures with board writing and PowerPoint materials highlight important concepts
and calculation demonstrations.

● 教學進度(Syllabus)
Introduction
Theories and Mechanisms of Diffusion
Diffusion Equations and Solutions
Diffusion in Concentration Gradients
Theories of Chemical Reactions
Adsorption and Evaporation
Ionic Diffusion
Oxidation

● 成績考核(Evaluation)
30% of homework + class activities,
35% of midterm exam,
35% of final exam.

● 可連結之網頁位址 相關網頁(Personal Website)
eLearn數位學習平台 https://elearn.nthu.edu.tw/, including syllabus, lecture notes,
homework problems, etc.