Materials at Equilibrium OpenCourseWare: A Free Online Graduate Study Course by MIT

Published Jan 23, 2009

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MIT's 'Materials at Equilibrium' OpenCourseWare is a required course for graduate students completing a doctorate degree in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The course covers classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, modeling and phase diagrams and theory of advanced solutions.

Materials at Equilibrium: Course Specifics

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Materials at Equilibrium: Course Description

OpenCourseWare 'Materials at Equilibrium' covers thermodynamics laws (phase diagrams, solutions, electrochemical and electromagnetic systems and mechanical applications), statistical thermodynamics, phase transitions, crystal lattices, gases and ensembles, computational modeling and interfaces. Specific topics include Rumford experiment, polymer mixtures, thermocalc, heat capacity, entropy and Euler relations. Professor Gerbrand Ceder and Dr. Anton Van der Ven taught the original course. The course consisted of lectures and recitations. It is a graduate level course offered in the field of materials science and engineering.

Materials provided with 'Materials at Equilibrium' OpenCourseWare include recitations, problem sets and solutions, exams and solutions, discussion excerpts and other study material all in .pdf format, an intro video and a reading list. If you would like to explore these resources, visit the statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of materials at equilibrium course page.

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