Spring 2010 @X.Jin Syllabus Thermodynamics of Materials 002-(2009-2010-2)MT222 Spring2010 School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road,Shanghai 200240,China Course Information Staff Instructor Instructor Teaching Assistant Xue-jun Jin Jia-jun Gu Wei Chen Professor Associate Prof. 54745420 54745560 34207774 chuashanjian@sjtu.edu.cn jin@sjtu.edu.cn gujiajun @situ.edu.cn Exams There will be a midterm exam on Tuesday,April 27h and a final exam during the exam week. Homework Homework problems will be assigned from the textbook(D.V.Ragone)as well as supplemental problems. Final Grade The grade will be determined by: 10%Class participation Records will be kept for good questions and comments during lectures.You must raise your hand so we can maintain some order in the classroom.You will also need to state your name when asking a question.Students will also be asked randomly about the current lecture topic. 10%Experiments 20%Home work and quiz. 20%Midterm exam,Friday,April 17th will cover only materials from the beginning of the semester to week before the Exam 40%Final Exam will cover all lecture materials.No notes or open book exams. Reference Materials Primary reference book David V.Ragone,Thermodynamics of Materials,John Wiley Sons,Inc.,1995. Additional Reference Materials 1.江伯鸿，材料热力学，上海交通大学出版社，1999。 2.程兰征，章燕豪，物理化学，上海科学技术出版社，1998年。 3.P.W.Atkins,The Second Law,Scientific American Books,Inc.,1984. 4.K Denbigh.The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium.Cambridge Univ.Press,3rd edition,1971 5. 徐祖耀，金属材料热力学，科学出版社，1981年。 6. 徐祖耀，李麟，材料热力学，科学出版社，2000。 About Thermodynamics Thermodynamics is about developing a rigorous understanding of natural processes. Thermodynamics can become tedious and the useful applications don't begin until a solid foundation is
Spring 2010 © X. Jin Syllabus i Thermodynamics of Materials 002-(2009-2010-2) MT222 Spring 2010 School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China Course Information Staff Instructor Xue-jun Jin Professor 54745560 jin@sjtu.edu.cn Instructor Jia-jun Gu Associate Prof. 34207774 gujiajun@sjtu.edu.cn Teaching Assistant Wei Chen 54745420 chuashanjian@sjtu.edu.cn Exams There will be a midterm exam on Tuesday, April 27 th and a final exam during the exam week. Homework Homework problems will be assigned from the textbook (D. V. Ragone) as well as supplemental problems. Final Grade The grade will be determined by: 10 % Class participation Records will be kept for good questions and comments during lectures. You must raise your hand so we can maintain some order in the classroom. You will also need to state your name when asking a question. Students will also be asked randomly about the current lecture topic. 10% Experiments 20 % Home work and quiz. 20 % Midterm exam, Friday, April 17 th will cover only materials from the beginning of the semester to week before the Exam. 40 % Final Exam will cover all lecture materials. No notes or open book exams. Reference Materials Primary reference book David V. Ragone, Thermodynamics of Materials, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995. Additional Reference Materials 1. 江伯鸿，材料热力学，上海交通大学出版社，1999。 2. 程兰征，章燕豪，物理化学，上海科学技术出版社，1998年。 3. P. W. Atkins, The Second Law, Scientific American Books, Inc., 1984. 4. K Denbigh. The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium. Cambridge Univ. Press, 3rd edition, 1971. 5. 徐祖耀，金属材料热力学，科学出版社，1981年。 6. 徐祖耀，李麟，材料热力学，科学出版社，2000。 About Thermodynamics Thermodynamics is about developing a rigorous understanding of natural processes. Thermodynamics can become tedious and the useful applications don’t begin until a solid foundation is
Spring 2010 X.Jin Syllabus developed.Much of what you will learn about materials science will rely on your comprehension of thermodynamics.Thermodynamics is elegant and beautiful. A practical aspect of each thermodynamic concept will be introduced,then the concept will be rigorously taught,and then how it applies in a particular case will be shown. Here are some excerpts from what others have said about thermodynamics: A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises,the more deferent kinds of things it relates,and the more extended its area of applicability.Therefore the deep impression that classical thermodynamics made upon me.It is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced will never be overthrown,within the framework of applicability of its basic concepts. ............A.Einstein Once or twice I have been provoked and asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics.The response was cold:It was also negative.Yet I was asking something which is about the scientific equivalent of"Have you read a work of Shakespeare's?" ........................c.p.Snow The law that entropy always increases-the second law of thermodynamics-holds I think,the supreme position among the laws of Nature.If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations-then so much worse for Maxwell equations.If it is found to be contradicted by observation-well these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the second law of Thermodynamics,I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation. ..................Sir A.S.Eddington Lisa,get in here.In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics! 、......Homer Simpson 2
Spring 2010 © X. Jin Syllabus 2 developed. Much of what you will learn about materials science will rely on your comprehension of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics is elegant and beautiful. A practical aspect of each thermodynamic concept will be introduced, then the concept will be rigorously taught, and then how it applies in a particular case will be shown. Here are some excerpts from what others have said about thermodynamics: A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises, the more deferent kinds of things it relates, and the more extended its area of applicability. Therefore the deep impression that classical thermodynamics made upon me. It is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced will never be overthrown, within the framework of applicability of its basic concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Einstein Once or twice I have been provoked and asked the company how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: It was also negative. Yet I was asking something which is about the scientific equivalent of ―Have you read a work of Shakespeare’s?‖ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.P. Snow The law that entropy always increases–the second law of thermodynamics–holds I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell’s equations—then so much worse for Maxwell equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation—well these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the second law of Thermodynamics, I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir A.S. Eddington Lisa, get in here. In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homer Simpson
