● 課程說明(Course Description)
Introduce fundamental concepts in materials science. After this course, you
will learn about materials structure, how structure dictates properties, and
how the processing can change the structure.

● 指定用書(Text Books)
W.D. Callister Jr., D.G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering, 10th
edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2020.

● 參考書籍(References)
(1) L.H. Van Vlack , Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, 6th
Edition, Pearson, 1989.
(2) J.F. Shackelford, Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, 8th
Edition, Pearson, 2014.
(3) W.F. Smith, J. Hashemi, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering,
5th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2009.
(4) D.R. Askeland, P.P. Fulay, W.J. Wright, The Science and Engineering of
Materials, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2010.

● 教學方式(Teaching Method)
Lectures with PowerPoint materials highlight important portions of each
chapter.

● 教學進度(Syllabus)
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding
Chapter 3 Structure of Crystalline Solids
Chapter 4 Imperfections in Solids
Chapter 5 Diffusion
Chapter 6 Mechanical Properties of metals
Chapter 7 Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms
Chapter 8 Failure
Chapter 9 Phase Diagrams
Chapter 11 Properties and Applications of metals (if schedule permits)

● 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.