MATE 225
Structure of Materials Laboratory
 how do we determine how atoms are arranged?
what are the consequences of the strucutre of materials?


Course Syllabus (pdf file)
MATE 220
Electronic Coursepack: 225ecp

Date Laboratory
Week 1
1/5, 1/7		 Symmetry and Patterns
Week 2
1/12, 1/14

Discussions: read the following articles and be prepared to discuss them with your classmates for Week 2
- Fraud in MIT Research
- Scientific Fraud at Bell Labs
- Common-Sense Rules

Writing: (download all of the following:)
lab notebooks
writing guidelines
in class exercise
assignment 1 (due Wk 3)
ratings

list of what NOT to do in lab reports

Bismuth Crystals:
growing crystals in a cup
bismuth
lab handout (download this to bring to class)
Week 3-4
1/19, 1/21
1/26, 1/28		 X-Ray Diffraction
Week 5
2/2, 2/4		 Building Crystal Models
Week 6-7
2/9, 2/11
2/16, 2/18		 Metallography
Remember to wear long pants and bring safety glasses to lab!
Week 8-10
2/23-3/11
Control Charts
More fun structures labs
Week 10 Final Exam