Course Syllabus

Grading Policy

• Three exams @20% each...................... 60%
• Homework (averaged)........................... 15%
• Three online quizzes @5% each............ 15%
• Class attendance................................... 10%

Final grades will be (tentatively) issued according to the traditional grading scheme: A-90%, B-80%, C-70% and so on. I reserve the right to modify this scheme at my discretion, but any such modification will be in such a way as to lessen the requirements for a particular grade.

Homework

Six to seven homework assignments will be given and due one week later. Assignments will be due in class on the due date.  Each student must submit his/her own work for a grade. Your work must be presented neatly. All problems should be addressed. Only two problems will be randomly pick-up for in-depth grading. The problem choice for grading is at the teaching assistant's discretion.

Grading policy for homework assignment :

Quiz

Book chapter reading will be assigned with the homework assignment. Three quizzes of 20 questions each will be given on these readings. The quiz will have to be taken online through WebCT ( http://www.uvm.edu/webct/ ). A reminder will be announced at least a week before the date of the quiz.

Exam

Three exams (two mid-term, one final) of 1 hour 15 mins each will be given in class.   All exams will be closed-book and must be completed independently.   You will be allowed to bring one double-sided page with hand-written notes and formulae. No make-up exams will be given. The date of each exam is given above in the course schedule. The material covered by the exam will be announced at least a week before the date of the exam.

Learning Objectives:

1. Ability to describe the basic structure of crystalline materials, and their defects;

2. Ability to understand the relationships between structure and mechanical properties in engineering materials including metals, polymers and ceramics;

3. Ability to understand the relationships between structure and heat treatment in metallic alloys;

4. Ability to analyze and interpret data from materials testing experiments using a spreadsheet computer program.

Course Policies

Academic Honesty: All students should be familiar with the UVM Academic Honesty Policy which is described in the following link: http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/acad/other/honesty.htm

Attendance : All students should be familiar with the UVM Attendance Policy which is described in the following link: http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/student/attend.html

The Attendance expectations are as follows:

•  Absence from class – all absences from class must be notified in writing to the instructor before the class or within two days after the class. The student notifications must include a valid reason for the absence. The instructor may require written documentation justifying the reason of the absence.

•  Tardiness from class – no student will be excused from arriving late to the class. Tardiness policy will be considered in effect when the lecture has started, afterwards the student will be denied access to the class.

•  Attendance assessment – Five attendance lists will be sporadically distributed in class throughout the semester

Penalties – Repeated absences without written notifications will be severely treated and may entitle the student to fail the course at the instructor's discretion.