High Performance Materials (CHEN90043) // Further information

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    LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS
    Lectures, homework assignments, worked examples and guest lectures.
     
    INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES
    Comprehensive Lecture Notes are provided on LMS for the Students. Materials for the lecture notes are taken from the following list of sources which is provided to the students.   Materials Science and Engineering an Introduction, Callister, W. D. Jr. 
    Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2003. (Call)
    The Principals of Engineering Materials, Barrett, C. R., Nix, W. D., and Tetelman, A.S., Prentice Hall, 1973.  (BNT).                                                                               
    Introduction to Engineering Materials, Second Edition, John, V. B., Macmillan Press, 1983. (John).
    Principles of Materials Science and Engineering, 3rd edition, Smith, W. F., McGraw Hill, NY, 1996. (Smith)
    Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Ashby, M. F., Permagon Press 1992 and 1999. (Ashby).
    Engineering Materials 1, 3rd edition, and Engineering Materials 2, Ashby, M. F. and Jones , D. R. H., Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. (A&J)
     
    CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS
    There are typically 2 or 3 guest lecturers (1 to 2 hours) from industry speakers.

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Last updated: 4 March 2025