2017-2018 / CHIM9264-1

Electrical and magnetic properties of materials

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)2 crédits 
 Master in chemistry (60 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Bénédicte Vertruyen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is an introduction to the electrical and magnetic properties of solid materials. The relationships between the macroscopic properties and the atomic structure are described without resorting to complex mathematical developments. Examples are chosen in metals, ceramics, glasses and polymers.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of the course is to provide the students with the basic knowledge necessary to get access to more advanced textbooks or literature related to material properties.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

theoretical course illustrated by many exercices involving schemes/figures/tables from literature

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

copy of the slides and list of exercices

Assessment methods and criteria

exam with questions on theory and exercises

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

course organized during 1st quadrimester

Contacts

Benedicte Vertruyen

+3243663452

b.vertruyen@ulg.ac.be