Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 3.6 (Fall 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Materials Science and Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Bernhardt Wuensch 
• Course Introduction:
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  3.60 Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete set of video lectures, plus many readings and assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course covers the derivation of symmetry theory; lattices, point groups, space groups, and their properties; use of symmetry in tensor representation of crystal properties, including anisotropy and representation surfaces; and applications to piezoelectricity and elasticity.

  
  
  

  Special Features

  
  
  

  • Complete video lectures
  • Complete audio lectures

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .rm, .mp3.