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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

Teaching Schedule

References/Teaching Mate-
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
rials/Equipment
1 Introductory concepts
Ref 1, notes

a Ionic bonding Ref 1, notes

3 Covalent bonding Ref 1, notes

4 Structures of ionic and covalent ceramics Ref 1, notes

5
Silicate structure Ref 1, notes

6 Effect of chemical forces and structure on physical properties Ref 1, notes

7 Free energy and , equilibrium and chemical stability Ref 1, notes

8
Electrochemical potentials, charged interfaces, Gibbs-Duhem, kinetics Ref 1, notes

9 Point defects in ceramics Ref 1, notes

10
Line and planar defects Ref 1, notes
11
Diffusion Ref 1, notes

12 Electrical conductivity Ref 1, notes

13
Phase equilibria Ref 1, notes

14
Structure and properties of glasses Ref 1, notes

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