This course aims to acquaint you with the basic concepts and laws of thermodynamics and expose you to how thermodynamics is applied to various classes of materials and related phenomena. Emphasis has also been placed on the connections between thermodynamic concepts and materials phenomena. It is essential for successful materials scientists and engineers to acquire basic knowledge on thermodynamics which is devoted to the study of energy and its transformations.
- AUs
- 3.0 AUs
- Grade Type
- None
- Prerequisite
- MS1015(Corequisite), MS1017(Corequisite)
- Exam
- 26 November 2026, 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
The Exam information shown may be subject to changes. Students are to check the finalised exam timetable with exam seat information, which will be available at the 'Examination Seating Arrangement' webpage, 2 weeks before start of examination.
Prerequisite graph
Required first
Thermodynamics of Materials
Available indexes
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
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| 1430 | 15013 TUT (T3) 1430-1520 Thu LHN-TR+52 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1500 | |||||
| 1530 | COMMON LEC (LE) 1530-1720 Wed LT1 | 15014 TUT (T4) 1530-1620 Thu LHN-TR+52 Wk2-13 | 15015 TUT (T5) 1530-1620 Fri TR+30 Wk2-13 | ||
| 1600 | |||||
| 1630 | |||||
| 1700 | |||||
| 1730 | 15011 TUT (T1) 1730-1820 Wed LT1 Wk2-13 | 15012 TUT (T2) 1730-1820 Thu LHN-TR+34 Wk2-13 | |||
| 1800 |
Other offerings
Other relevant mods
- MS1008Introduction to Computational Thinking
- MS1011Materials Matter
- MS1013Materials Chemistry I
- MS1017Introduction to Materials Science
- MS2012Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
- MS2015Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
- MS2016Introduction to Metallurgy
- MS2083Laboratory on Structure-Property Relationship in Polymers
- MS3011Metals & Ceramics
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