This course is designed to introduce the non-scientist to the world of
modern materials science. There are no prerequisites. The lectures will be
implemented with classroom demonstrations and videos in the hope that the
students will not only learn, but also enjoy the lectures. The purpose of
the homeworks and the quizzes is to guide the student and give him/her the
opportunity for self assessment before the end of the semester.

Instructor : F.Jona, 302 Old Eng, 632-8508
             email :  franco@ccvm.sunysb.edu
             office hours : any mutually convenient time

TA : Annamalai Lakshmanan, 203A Old Eng, 632-8491
     email : alakshma@ic.sunysb.edu
     Office hours : Thu 5-7pm 
     

Text : Peter A. Thrower, Materials in Today's World, McGraw-Hill

Reference Text : On reserve in Eng Lib.
 1. Peter A.Thrower, Materials in Today's World, McGrawHill 1991, 1 copy
 2. National Geographic Magazine, Dec 1989, 4 copies, 
    (Article " Reshaping our lives" on page 746)
 3. K. Eaterling, Tomorrow's Materials, The Institute of Materials, 
    London 1988, 1 copy
 4. J.E.Gordon, The New Science of Strong Materials, Penguin 1976, 3 copies
 5. W. Alexander and A. Street, Metals in the Service of Man, 
    Penguin 1990, 1 copy.
 6. R. Cotterill, The Cambridge Guide to the Materials World, 
    Cambridge University Press 1985, 1 copy.
     
Requirements and Grading: There will be a quiz at the end of each lecture 
except the first.  The quiz will be short, requiring about 15 minutes, and 
will involve three or four questions, open book, relating to the material
covered in the preceding lecture.
     
The final grade will be based on the scores of all except three of the quizzes 
(the three lowest scores will be dropped), plus two homeworks and a final 
take-home exam.
       
 Class attendance and class participation will be taken into account.

 Homework 1: assigned Feb. 18, due Feb. 25               weight 15%

 Homework 2: assigned Apr. 1, due Apr. 8                 weight 15%

 Quizzes: Every week except the first;                   
          average of all but the three lowest scores     weight 40%

 Take-home exam: assigned Apr. 29, due May. 6            weight 30%

back to Stony Brook's Materials Science and Engineering department.

04/06/98 JQ.