Syllabus ( GST 514 )
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Basic information
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| Course title: |
Glass Structure and Properties of Glassy Materials |
| Course code: |
GST 514 |
| Lecturer: |
Instructor Dr. Duygu GÜLDİREN
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| ECTS credits: |
7,5 |
| GTU credits: |
3 (3+0+0) |
| Year, Semester: |
1, Fall and Spring |
| Level of course: |
Second Cycle (Master's) |
| Type of course: |
Compulsory
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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 will remind basic chemistry to all students, then will differenciate crystalline structure from glassy phase. In this context, glass types, their properties especially silicate glasses which are the main glass types of glasses, used in our daily lifes, their chemical compositions, structure and their properties will be examined. The analytical methods which are used for determining the chemical composition and properties of glasses will also be covered. |
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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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Students will have the knowledge of basic concepts of glass structure, the diffrences between a crystalline solid and a amorphous glassy material.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Acquire scientific knowledge
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Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Students will have the knowledge about glass compositions
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Acquire scientific knowledge
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Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
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Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Students will have the knowledge about glass properties
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Glass Science and Technology
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Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
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Acquire scientific knowledge
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Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
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Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Review of basic concepts of chemistry-bonds, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, bond strengths.
What is glass?
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| Week 2: |
Crystalline structure, glassy phase, differences between both states, basic properties identifying structure. |
| Week 3: |
Theories on glass sturucture. |
| Week 4: |
Main glass former - Silica: Molecular sturucture, crystalline silica and glassy silica. |
| Week 5: |
Binary ternary silicate glasses, phase diagrams. |
| Week 6: |
Glass conversion, devitrification in a glassy sturucture, thermal expansion behavior, changes in density. |
| Week 7: |
Mid term -1 |
| Week 8: |
Glass types (silicate glasses), and their properties |
| Week 9: |
Chemical structure of soda lime silicate glasses. |
| Week 10: |
The relationship between glass composition and physical properties |
| Week 11: |
Analytical methods used in order to determine the chemical composition of glasses. |
| Week 12: |
The raw materials used in a glass batch. |
| Week 13: |
Raw material specification. |
| Week 14: |
Batch receipe. |
| Week 15*: |
Project Presentations |
| Week 16*: |
Final Exam |
| Textbooks and materials: |
Lecture notes, presentations and documents |
| Recommended readings: |
Library of Şişecam Science and Technology Center
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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: |
7 |
20 |
| Other in-term studies: |
14 |
10 |
| Project: |
15 |
30 |
| Homework: |
0 |
0 |
| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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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: |
5 |
14 |
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| Practice, Recitation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Homework: |
5 |
3 |
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| Term project: |
3 |
1 |
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| Term project presentation: |
3 |
1 |
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| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
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| Own study for mid-term exam: |
15 |
1 |
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| Mid-term: |
10 |
1 |
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| Personal studies for final exam: |
15 |
1 |
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| Final exam: |
10 |
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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