Tuesday & Thursday Lectures

*Week*	*Dates*	*Topic*	*Notes* *Handouts*
1, 2	Aug 28 - Sept 6, 2007	Section 1: Introduction to materials degradation in nuclear environments Guest lectures by Dr. Ron Adamson on performance of zirconium cladding in light water reactors	Section 1 lecture notes Reader: Introduction to Light-water Core Materials
3, 4	Sept 11 - 18, 2007	Section 2: Review of Thermodynamics	Section 2 lecture notes Reader: Chemical and Materials Thermodynamics
4, 5	Sept 20 - 25, 2007	Section 3: Crystal Structures	Section 3 lecture notes Reader: Crystal Structures
6	Sept 25 - Oct 2, 2007	Section 4: Point defects	Section 4 lecture notes Reader: Point defects
7, 8	4 - 16 Oct, 2007	Section 5: Diffusion in solids	Section 5 lecture notes Reader: Diffusion in solids
	18 Oct, 2007 23 Oct, 2007	Review for Midterm Exam 1 Midterm Exam 1
9, 10	17 Oct - 1 Nov, 2007	Section 6: Mechanical properties	Section 6 lecture notes Reader: Elasticity theory Reader: Dislocations
11	6 - 8 Nov, 2007	Section 7: Cavities in solids	Section 7 lecture notes
11, 12	8 - 13 Nov, 2007	Section 8: Fission product behavior	Section 8 lecture notes
	Nov 28, 2007 Nov 29, 2007	Review for Midterm Exam 2 Midterm Exam 2
13 - 15	20 Nov - 6 Dec, 2007	Section 9: Radiation effects in metals	Section 9 lecture notes