57:015 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Fall
2008
Laboratory Schedule and Due Dates
Laboratory: The lab portion of this course will consist of five traditional experiments and one independent project, all of which are detailed in the on-line laboratory manual. The lab reports will follow the form indicated in the manual and are due at the beginning of the next lab period following completion of the experiment. For the independent project, you will propose a study that involves testing a material for a specific application. Examples from the past include testing golf balls, epees (fencing swords), automotive tires, bumpers, or whatever interests you. However, the project must be approved by Prof. Guymon. For the independent project you must work in teams of 3-4 people with at least two different majors represented in each group. All use of Materials Science laboratory equipment for these studies must be done with a TA present (for your safety and that of the equipment) and must be done during scheduled laboratory hours only.
|
Week |
Lab Schedule |
Assignment Due (in Lab) |
|
Aug
25-29 |
No Lab |
- |
|
Sep 1-5 |
Experiment
#1 - Crystallography |
- |
|
Sep
8-12 |
Experiment #2 - Selection of a Piping Material for a
Corrosive Environment (Coefficient of Linear Expansion) |
There will be no lab report due
for the Crystallography lab. |
|
Sep
15-19 |
Experiment #3 - Metallography |
Lab report for experiment #2 |
|
Sep
22-26 |
Experiment #4 - Consideration of
Aluminum for an Aircraft Engine Design (Mechanical Properties and Heat
Treatment) |
There will be no lab report due
for the Metallography lab |
|
Sep
29-Oct 3 |
Experiment
#5 - Polymer Identification |
|
|
Oct
6-10 |
No Lab
- work on project plan |
Lab report for expt. #4. |
|
Oct
13-17 |
|
Lab report for experiment #5. Project
plan due in SC 4533 on Oct 16 by 2 p.m. |
|
Oct
20-24 |
2-minute
presentations (Th sections only) |
|
|
Oct
27-31 |
Project,
2-minute presentations (M and T sections only) |
Proposal due in SC
4533 on Oct 30 by 2 p.m. |
|
Nov 3-7
|
Project |
Progress Report #1 due Nov 6 in
SC 4533 by 2 p.m. |
|
Nov
10-14 |
Project |
- |
|
Nov
17-21 |
Project |
Progress Report #2 due Nov 20 in
SC 4533 by 2 p.m. |
|
Dec 1-5 |
Project |
- |
|
Dec 8-12 |
Project
Presentations (with poster) |
Final report due by 2 p.m. Dec
11 in 4133 SC (one report per group) |
Unless arranged in advance, two-minute presentations and the final project presentations will be given during your assigned lab times. If you are working with a partner from another lab section, you must schedule presentation times in one or the other person's lab and notify the instructor of your choice of lab times in your Project Plan. Both the 2-minute and final project presentations will be scheduled for the same lab section.