Official NUC CCMAS syllabus
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Start studying MSE 403 free →Introduction; Structure of ceramic materials; Fracture strength; Impact resistance and toughness; statistical variations in strength and Weibull distribution. Thermal shock resistance and Thermal spalling resistance; Refractoriness. Deterioration: Chemical attack (e.g., on concrete) at high temperatures (e.g., on ceramic refractories); Nuclear radiation damage. Structure of glass; Transformation Temperature of glass. Glass forming materials, Types of glasses, Properties and Applications. Glass-Ceramics: Properties and Applications. Classes of polymers viz: thermoplastics; thermoset; rubbers and elastomers. Structure of polymers: Chemical composition, polymerisation, cross-linking and chain branching, molecular weight and molecular-weight distribution, chemical and steric isomerism and stereoregularity, blends, grafts and co-polymers. Physical structure: Rotational isomerism, orientation and crystallinity. Introduction to the basic mechanical properties of polymeric materials. Relationship between structure and properties. Glass transition temperature. Engineering and domestic applications of polymers.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MSE 403.