This course examines the principles of thermodynamics as they apply to materials. Topics include fundamental principles of thermodynamics, equilibrium in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, thermodynamics of multicomponent systems, phase diagrams, thermodynamics of defects, and elementary statistical thermodynamics.

This course covers diffusion and phase transformations in materials. Topics include Fick’s laws of diffusion, atomic theory of diffusion, diffusion in multi-component systems, solidification, diffusional and diffusionless transformations, and interfacial phenomena.

This course examines the mechanical properties of biomaterials and the dependence of these properties on the material’s microstructure, as well as other factors such as age and environment. We will concentrate on hard and soft tissues and we will also include cells and artificial implants, time permitting.

An introduction to the mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics, polymers, and biomaterials, with an emphasis on the mechanisms that control their mechanical behavior. Topics include mechanical testing, tensor description of stress and strain, isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, plasticity, anelasticity, fracture, and fatigue.