Program week 1
Monday January 19, in Delfinen at 10.00 a.m.
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Welcome!
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List of participants.
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Teachers: Shiwu Gao (SG), Per Hyldgaard (PH), Bengt Lundqvist (BL) , Mats
Persson (MP), Elsebeth Schröder (ES), ...
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Information about the course (BL).
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Lectures on
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The Physics of Materials (BL);
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The Role of Materials Theory in Materials Science:
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Building Materials Atom by Atom (MP),
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Why I like materials theory (PH),
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Molecules and solid surfaces - two very different examples of materials
theory applications (ES),
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The Three Pillars of Materials Science: Experiment, Theory, and Computer
Simulations (BL).
Monday - Friday:
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Computer exercises: Why not get
used to the computer through some simulation projects,
(Ising model, Burger's vector, ...). Look up the booking
list to see when appropriate suipervisor is available for a brief introduction.
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Project: The project
list will successively grow. Have a look now and then to see what the
problems are like. If you have made up your mind: Sign up on the sign-up
list
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Home-work problems will
come at the end of this and in the beginning of next week.
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Quiz: The first one will come late
next week. In the meantime: Read the question
list and get familiar with typical questions!
Friday January 23, in Delfinen at 10.00 a.m.
Lectures on...
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The Role of Materials Theory in Materials Science:
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From qualitative accounts to quantitative ones (BL)
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Materials theory from different perspectives (SG)
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The individuality of atoms in molecules and materials (BL);
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The density-functional theory as a basis, intr. (BL).
Textansvarig: Bengt Lundqvist