2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 11.6.9http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/24600.htmlapplication to metallurgical processes.MTE 574 Phase Transformation in Solids. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: MTE 373 and or permission of the instructor.Topics include applied thermodynamics, nucleation theory, diffusional growth, and precipitation.MTE 579 Foundations of Materials Science. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Graduate-level treatments of the fundamentals of symmetry, crystallography, crystal structures, defects in crystals(including dislocation theory), and atomic diffusion.MTE 583 Advanced Structure of Metals. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.The use of X-ray analysis for the study of single crystals and deformation texture of polycrystalline materials.MTE 585 Materials at Elevated Temperatures. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Influence of temperatures on behavior and properties of materials.MTE 587 Corrosion Science and Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 271 and either CH 102 or permission of the instructor.Fundamental causes of corrosion problems and failures. Emphasis is placed on tools and knowledge necessary forpredicting corrosion, measuring corrosion rates, and combining this with prevention and materials selection.MTE 591:592 Special Problems (Area). One to three hours.Advanced work of an investigative nature. Credit awarded is based on the work accomplished.MTE 595:596 Seminar. (1-0) One hour.Discussion of current advances and research in metallurgical engineering; presented by graduate students and thestaff.MTE 598 Research Not Related to Thesis. One to six hours.MTE 599 Master's Thesis Research. One to twelve hours. Pass/fail.MTE 622 Advanced Solidification Science and Processing. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 519.Advances in solidification processing (skull melting, continuous casting, pressure-assisted casting, semisolid casting,spray casting), advanced casting materials (superalloys; aluminum-lithium, magnesium, and titanium alloys;intermetallics; metal matrix composites), issues in solidification science, and modeling of solidification.MTE 643 Magnetic Recording. (3-0) Three hours. Same as ECE 643.Prerequisite: ECE 341 or MTE 271.Static magnetic fields; inductive head fields; playback process in recording; recording process; recording noise; andMR heads.MTE 644 Optical Data Storage. (3-0) Three hours. Same as ECE 644.Prerequisite: ECE 341 or MTE 271.Characteristics of optical disk systems; read-only (CD-ROM) systems; write-once (WORM) disks; erasable disks; M-Orecording materials; optical heads; laser diodes; focus and tracking servos; and signal channels.MTE 655 Electron Microscopy of Materials. (3-3) Four hours.Prerequisite: MTE 481 or permission of the instructor.Topics include basic principles of operation of the transmission electron microscope, principles of electron diffraction,image interpretation, and various analytical electron-microscopy techniques as they apply to crystalline materials.MTE 670 Scanning Electron Microscopy. (2-3) Three hoursTheory, construction, and operation of the scanning electron microscope. Both imaging and x-ray spectroscopy arecovered. Emphasis is placed on application and uses in metallurgical engineering and materials-related fields.MTE 680 Advanced Phase Diagrams. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 362 or permission of the instructor.Advanced phase studies of binary, ternary, and more complex systems; experimental methods of construction andinterpretation.MTE 684 Fundamentals of Solid State Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: Modern physics, physics with calculus, or by permission of the instructor.Fundamentals of solid state physics and quantum mechanics are covered to explain the physical principles underlyingthe design and operation of semiconductor devices. The second part covers applications to semiconductormicrodevices and nanodevices such as diodes, transistors, lasers, and photodetectors incorporating quantum