Course Description:
This course will cover thermodynamics of phases, binary solutions, phase diagrams, and metastability; thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces; basic kinetic concepts; diffusion in solids; phase transformations in condensed systems, kinetics of nucleation and growth, formal transformation analysis, and thermodynamics & kinetics of spinodal decomposition.
Faculty/Manager:
James Im
Contact Information:
James Im
email: ji12@columbia.eduCredits for Course: 3 Viewing Schedule: 1 lecture per week Prerequisites: Instructor permission. Required Text(s): No required texts. There will be weekly lecture notes and handouts. Homework: Six biweekly problem sets. Midterm Exam: One mid-term examination (closed book) Final Exam: Final examination (closed book) Grading: Homework (10%)
Midterm (40%)
Final (50%) Notes: Course Outline
1 Basic Thermodynamic Concepts
2 Thermodynamics of Binary Solutions
3 The Statistical Interpretation of Configurational Entropy
4 Equilibrium in Heterogeneous Systems
5 Applying Thermo. to Metastable Conditions
6 Thermodynamics of Surfaces & Interfaces
7 Grain Boundary Grooving & Segregation
8 Jackson's Theory of Interface/Surface and Chemical Reaction Kinetics Structure
9 Transition State Theory
10 Diffusion
11 Kinetics of Phase Transformations
12 Rate of Heterogeneous Nucleation
13 Overall Transformation Kinetics: Johnson, Mehl, Avrami Analysis and Spinodal Decomposition
* The information contained in this syllabus is subject to change at any time.