Syllabus ( MSE 519 )
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Basic information
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Course title: |
Electron Microscopy |
Course code: |
MSE 519 |
Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yavuz ORAL
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ECTS credits: |
7.5 |
GTU credits: |
3 (3+0+0) |
Year, Semester: |
1/2, Fall and Spring |
Level of course: |
Second Cycle (Master's) |
Type of course: |
Area Elective
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Language of instruction: |
English
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Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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Pre- and co-requisites: |
None |
Professional practice: |
No |
Purpose of the course: |
This course provides students as well as practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to the field of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray microanalysis. Students also learn the practical aspects of the techniques described. Topics discussed include user-controlled functions of scanning electron microscopes and x-ray spectrometers and the use of x-rays for qualitative and quantitative analysis. It covers SEM sample preparation methods for hard materials, polymers, and biological specimens. In addition techniques for the elimination of charging in non-conducting specimens are detailed |
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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List the most general EM-techniques and the relevant areas they are presently used.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Design and conduct research projects independently
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Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Practise the methods and use the instruments, proving them with a basis for microstructural lnterpretation in their future studies and research assignments.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Design and conduct research projects independently
Method of assessment
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Laboratory exercise/exam
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Enhance their experience to become authorised users of the microscopes.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Design and conduct research projects independently
Method of assessment
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Laboratory exercise/exam
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Contents
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Week 1: |
General Optics |
Week 2: |
Electron Gun |
Week 3: |
Magnetic Lenses |
Week 4: |
Electron optics |
Week 5: |
Specimen Beam interactions |
Week 6: |
Lab I-Introduction and sample loading |
Week 7: |
Detectors |
Week 8: |
Lab II-Sample coating |
Week 9: |
Lab III-Focusing and stigmation |
Week 10: |
Back Scattering electron imaging |
Week 11: |
Lab IV-Contrast and brigthness and image optimization |
Week 12: |
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy |
Week 13: |
İmage Processing |
Week 14: |
Lab VII-Work under supervision for the term project |
Week 15*: |
Lab Final Exam |
Week 16*: |
Written Final Exam |
Textbooks and materials: |
Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis [Hardcover] Joseph Goldstein , Dale E. Newbury , David C. Joy , Charles E. Lyman , Patrick Echlin , Eric Lifshin, Linda Sawyer, J.R. Michael Springer Science 2003 |
Recommended readings: |
Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy: An Introduction to TEM, SEM, and AEM21 Jul 2018 by R.F. Egerton |
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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Assessment
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Method of assessment |
Week number |
Weight (%) |
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Mid-terms: |
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0 |
Other in-term studies: |
5-14 |
10 |
Project: |
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0 |
Homework: |
3,5,7,9,11 |
20 |
Quiz: |
2-12 |
30 |
Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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Total weight: |
(%) |
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Workload
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Activity |
Duration (Hours per week) |
Total number of weeks |
Total hours in term |
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Courses (Face-to-face teaching): |
3 |
14 |
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Own studies outside class: |
3 |
14 |
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Practice, Recitation: |
3 |
2 |
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Homework: |
3 |
5 |
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Term project: |
0 |
0 |
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Term project presentation: |
5 |
1 |
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Quiz: |
2 |
11 |
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Own study for mid-term exam: |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term: |
0 |
0 |
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Personal studies for final exam: |
18 |
3 |
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Final exam: |
2 |
1 |
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Total workload: |
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Total ECTS credits: |
* |
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* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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