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Course description

• Course content
• Learning outcome
• Admission
• Prerequisites

• Overlapping courses
• Teaching
• Examination
• Evaluation

Course content

The course is focused on the properties of materials used in modern technology. The topics treated include crystal structures, bonding, and physical properties (electrical, magnetic, optic etc) of materials. Focus is given to the relationship between properties and crystal structure.

Learning outcome

The student should gain insight into the structure and properties of a broad spectrum of functional materials.

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Recommended previous knowledge

• MENA1000 ¨C Materials, energy and nanotechnology (continued)
• KJM1110 ¨C Organic chemistry I (continued)
• KJM1120 ¨C Inorganic Chemistry (continued)
• FYS-MEK1110 ¨C Mechanics
• FYS1120 ¨C Electromagnetism

Overlapping courses

10 credits overlap with MENA3000 ¨C Functional materials (discontinued)

Teaching

The course comprises 3 hours of lectures and 4 hours of exercises per week, as well as 2 mandatory reports.

Examination

One written midterm exam (1 hour, counting 20 % of final result). Final written exam (4 hours, counting 80 % of final result).

Examination support material

calculator

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

• Explanation of grades and appeals

Resit an examination

This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:

• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Withdrawal during an examination / Resitting an examination

Withdrawal from an examination

It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

Special examination arrangements

Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.

Evaluation

The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.

Other

The teaching in this course will be cancelled if less than 3 students register within the deadline for the course registration. An approved sett of mandatory reports is valid in four subsequent semesters after it was approved for the first time.