• Engineering College / Mechanical Engineering / Elective subject

• Time: (T678) Tuesday, 13:20 - 16:00, depending on progress

• Location: ME1-306

• Prerequisite: ME3401301 Engineering Materials (I); or equivalent course e.g. Materials Science (I). This course is for graduate students; junior and senior students are welcome, also. Please contact in first place.

• Office Hour: depending on discussion

• Course Description: This course introduces the principles of Crystallography and X-ray Diffraction. Lecture contents would cover crystalline structures, crystal defects, index, steregoraphic projection, symmetry and space groups and reciprocal lattice. Followed by the production and properties of X-ray, diffraction theories and diffraction methods. Then briefly introducing electron-material interactions, electron diffraction, kikuchi pattern, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Electron Backscattering Diffraction (EBSD). A three-hour lecture over Radiation Safety Training would be provided in mid-semester.

本課程介紹晶體學和X射線繞射原理。課程內容包括晶體結構、晶體缺陷、指標、立體投影、對稱性、空間群、倒晶格、布拉格定律。隨後講解X射線產生和性質、繞射理論和繞射方法。之後簡介電子與材料的相互作用、電子繞射、菊池線、穿透式電子顯微鏡(TEM)及電子背散射繞射(EBSD)。學期中另安排三小時進行輻射安全訓練講習。

• Course Objective: 1. Be able to describe and classify crystalline structures, crystal defects and symmetry. 2. Obtain essential knowledge in X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction. 3. Familiar with X-ray diffractometer, electron microscopes and data analysis tools. 4. Using crystallographic principles to explain material properties. 5. Apply diffraction techniques to analyze crystal structures of materials.

預期學生可獲得下述能力：(1) 能夠描述晶體結構、晶體缺陷和對稱性並予以分類、(3)掌握X射線繞射和電子繞射的基本知識、(3)熟悉X射線繞射儀和電子顯微鏡、(4)應用繞射技術分析材料晶體結構、(5)利用晶體學原理解釋材料特性。

• Syllabus:

  • Week 1~3: Crystalline structures, Crystal defects, Miller indices, Stereographic projections

  • Week 4~6: Symmetry, Point and space groups, Reciprocal lattice, Bragg's law, Ewald sphere, Laue equation

  • Week 7: Electron-material interaction, Characteristic X-ray, Production and properties of X-ray

  • Week 8: Midterm

  • Week 9~10: X-ray diffraction, Debye-Scherrer method, Diffractometers, Measurements and data analysis

  • Week 11: Radiation Safety Training

  • Week 12~15: Elastic vs. inelastic scattering, Electron microscope (TEM/SEM), Electron diffraction (Selected Area Electron Diffraction), Kikuchi lines in TEM, Electron Backscatter Diffraction

  • Week 16: Final exam

晶體結構、晶體缺陷、指標、立體投影 (3週)；對稱性、空間群、倒晶格、布拉格定律(3週)；電子材料交互作用、特徵X射線、X射線產生和性質(1週)；繞射理論、繞射方法、X射線繞射儀(2週)；輻射安全訓練課程(1週)；彈性非彈性散射、電子顯微鏡、電子繞射、菊池線、電子背向散射繞射(4週)。

• Lecture method: In class with Chinese speaking. Lecture notes would be English.

• Textbook:

• Christopher Hammond, “The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction”, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2001

• B. D. Cullity, Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2001

• Grading: 1. Attendance 20% 2. Midterm exam 40% 3. Final exam 40%

• Integrity Policy.
  Do not cheat in exam. Students have obligation to commit themselves being honest in all academic work and software/application usage. Midterm and final exam would be close-book, handwriting . Please prepare and bring an engineering calculator or an electronic device with relevant application installed. Duration of examinations is expected to be 100 minutes depending on students’ level. No make-up exams unless under extenuating circumstances such as illness, injured, or family emergency.

• Attendance Policy.
  Attendance is strongly advised. Students shall sign in a sheet when entering the classroom, and must not sign in for others. During class time, please mute your mobile phone and any other electronic devices so as not to disturb your fellow students and me. Working on assignments for other classes, or other activities that are not part of the class are not suggested during class time. Missing more than three classes could cause learning challenges. 

• Alternatives
  Alternative methods would be delivered if students having special reasons such as a requirement of special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

• Engineering College / Mechanical Engineering / Elective subject

• Time: (W234) Wednesday, 09:30 - 11:30, depending on progress

• Location: IB-304

• Prerequisite: ME3401301 Engineering Materials (I); or equivalent course e.g. Materials Science (I). This course is for graduate students; undergraduate are welcome and please contact in first place.

• Office Hour: depending on discussion

• Course Description: This course introduces the principles of Electrochemistry, Corrosion and corrosion mitigation. Lecture contents would cover electrochemical system, Nerst equation, potentials, electrodes, Pourbaix diagram, electrical double layer, mass transport and kinetics, exchange current density, polarization; and  introduction of Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). Then bridges to forms of corrosion, passivity, corrosion mitigation and case studies in nuclear power plants.

本課程介紹電化學基礎原理、腐蝕以及腐蝕防護。課程內容包括電化學系統、Nerst方程式、電位、電極、電位-pH圖、電雙層、質傳與動力學、交換電流密度、極化、循環伏安法 (CV) 和電化學阻抗譜 (EIS)量測手法。之後簡單介紹腐蝕形式、鈍化、腐蝕防護以及核能電廠的案例研究。

• Course Objective:  1. Understand core concepts of electrochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transport. 2. Familiar with electrochemical measurement techniques including Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). 3. Able to identify and analyze different types of corrosion and corrosion mitigation strategies.

預期學生可獲得下述能力：(1)了解電化學核心概念，包括熱力學、動力學和質傳、(2)熟悉電化學測量技術並如何解釋量測結果、(3)了解各種腐蝕形式和腐蝕控制方式。

• Syllabus:

  • Week 1~7: Principles of electrochemistry: electrochemical system, Nerst equation, potentials, electrodes, Pourbaix diagram, electrical double layer, mass transport and kinetics, exchange current density, polarization

  • Week 8: Midterm

  • Week 9: Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)

  • Week 10~15: Corrosion: forms of corrosion, passivity, corrosion mitigation, Case studies in nuclear power plants

  • Week 16: Final exam

電化學系統、Nerst方程式、電位、電極、電位-pH圖、電雙層、質傳與動力學、交換電流密度、極化 (7週)；循環伏安法 (CV) 和電化學阻抗譜 (EIS)量測手法 (1週)；腐蝕形式、鈍化、腐蝕防護以及核能電廠案例研究 (6週)。

• Lecture method:  In class with Chinese speaking. Lecture notes would be English.

• Textbook:  

  • Principles of Electrochemistry, J. Koryta, J. Dvorak, and L. Kavan, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1993, West Sussex, England.

  • Electrochemistry, P. H. Rieger, 2nd Ed., Chapman & Hall, 1994, New York, U.S.A.

  • Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Denny A. Jones, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall, 1996, New Jersy, U.S.A.

• Grading: 1. Attendance 20% 2. Midterm exam 40% 3. Final exam 40%

• Integrity Policy. Do not cheat in exam. Students have obligation to commit themselves being honest in all academic work and software/application usage. Midterm and final exam would be close-book, handwriting . Please prepare and bring an engineering calculator or an electronic device with relevant application installed. Duration of examinations is expected to be 100 minutes depending on students’ level. No make-up exams unless under extenuating circumstances such as illness, injured, or family emergency.

• Attendance Policy. Attendance is strongly advised. Students shall sign in a sheet when entering the classroom, and must not sign in for others. During class time, please mute your mobile phone and any other electronic devices so as not to disturb your fellow students and me. Working on assignments for other classes, or other activities that are not part of the class are not suggested during class time. Missing more than three classes could cause learning challenges. Students who attend all lectures will receive 5 point bonus directly to final grades.

• Alternatives. Alternative methods would be delivered if students having special reasons such as a requirement of special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

• Engineering College / Mechanical Engineering / Elective subject

• Time: Monday, 13:20 - 16:20 (M678) 

• Location: T3-301

• Prerequisite: ME3401301 Engineering Materials (I); or equivalent course e.g. Materials Science (I). This course is for graduate students; undergraduate are welcome and please contact in first place.

• Office Hour: depending on discussion

• Course Description: This course introduces materials response to force. Delivering concepts including stress and strain, elastic and plastic deformation, crystalline defects, dislocation and twinning, nucleation, recrystallization and growth, strengthening mechanisms, fracture and types of mechanical tests such as hardness test and nanoindentation. Case studies in nuclear power plants would be discussed to bridge theory and practice.  

本課程介紹材料在受外力影響下之內部變化。課程內容包括應力與應變、彈性與塑性變形、晶體缺陷、插排與雙晶、成核與成長、強化機制、破裂以及試驗方法(如硬度測試和奈米壓痕)。另外，預計透過核電廠內的案例研究來連結理論與實務。

• Course Objective:  1. Understand core concepts of material behaviors under external loading. 2. Familiar with microstructural changes of materials under deformation. 3. Able to apply dislocation theories and strengthening mechanisms to analyze materials plastic behavior 4. Familiar with mechanical testing methods and evaluation.

預期學生可獲得下述能力：了解材料在外力負荷下之 (1)行為表現以及 (2)微結構變化等核心概念 、(3)應用插排理論與強化機制分析材料塑性變形行為、(4)熟悉機械試驗方法

• Syllabus:

  • Week 1~7: Stress vs. strain, elastic vs. plastic deformation, crystalline defects, dislocation and twinning, nucleation, recrystallization and growth

  • Week 8: Midterm

  • Week 9~14: Strengthening mechanisms, Fracture, Mechanical tests

  • Week 15: Case studies in nuclear power plants

  • Week 16: Final exam

應力與應變、彈性與塑性變形、晶體缺陷、插排與雙晶、成核與成長 (7週)、強化機制 (4週)、破裂以及試驗方法(2週)、核能電廠案例研究 (1週)。

• Lecture method:  In class with Chinese speaking. Lecture notes would be English.

• Textbook:  

1. G. E. Dieter, “Mechanical Metallurgy”, McGraw-Hill, 1988

• Grading: 1. Attendance 20% 2. Midterm exam 40% 3. Final exam 40%

• Integrity Policy. Do not cheat in exam. Students have obligation to commit themselves being honest in all academic work and software/application usage. Midterm and final exam would be close-book, handwriting . Please prepare and bring an engineering calculator or an electronic device with relevant application installed. Duration of examinations is expected to be 100 minutes depending on students’ level. No make-up exams unless under extenuating circumstances such as illness, injured, or family emergency.

• Attendance Policy. Attendance is strongly advised. Students shall sign in a sheet when entering the classroom, and must not sign in for others. During class time, please mute your mobile phone and any other electronic devices so as not to disturb your fellow students and me. Working on assignments for other classes, or other activities that are not part of the class are not suggested during class time. Missing more than three classes could cause learning challenges. Students who attend all lectures will receive 5 point bonus directly to final grades.

• Alternatives. Alternative methods would be delivered if students having special reasons such as a requirement of special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

• Engineering College / Mechanical Engineering / Compulsory subject

• Course Description: All of the necessary background information of Chemistry is listed in the outline of this lecture, including brief history of Chemistry (electrons, protons and neutrons), periodic table, nomenclatures, molarity, chemical bonding, reduction and oxidation, chemical equation, solution, acids/bases, and organic chemistry.

物質、物質改變與能量；物質結構，電子的本質，週期表，鍵結，化合物的命名，莫耳數，化學式，氣體，液體，酸，鹼，鹽類，氧化還原反應，平衡與動力學，酸鹼平衡，有機化學。 

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