Andrei Gusev: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Andrei Gusev |
Address | Dep. Materialwissenschaft ETH Zürich, HCP F 43.2 Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 30 35 |
gusev@mat.ethz.ch | |
URL | http://www.mat.ethz.ch |
Department | Materials |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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327-0406-00L | Basic Principles of Materials Physics Planned to be offered for the last time in FS 2021. | 5 credits | 2V + 3U | A. Gusev | |
Abstract | Foundations and applications of equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, supplemented by an elementary theory of transport phenomena | ||||
Objective | The course provides a solid working knowledge in thermodynamics (as the appropriate language for treating a variety of problems in materials science) and in statistical mechanics (as a systematic tool to find thermodynamic potentials for specific problems) | ||||
Content | Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics 1. Introduction 2. Foundations of Thermodynamics 3. Applications of Thermodynamics 4. Foundations of Classical Statistical Mechanics 5. Applications of Classical Statistical Mechanics 6. Elementary Theory of Transport Phenomena | ||||
Lecture notes | A guideline and a summary will be provided on the course website above. | ||||
Literature | 1. K. Huang, Introduction to Statistical Physics (CRC Press, New York, 2010) 2. R. Kjellander, Thermodynamics Kept Simple: A Molecular Approach (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2016) 3. K. Huang, Statistical Physics (2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1987) 4. D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics (Oxford University Press, New York, 1987) | ||||
327-0613-00L | Computer Applications: Finite Elements in Solids and Structures The course will only take place if at least 7 students are enrolled. | 4 credits | 2V + 2U | A. Gusev | |
Abstract | To introduce the Finite Element Method to the students with a general interest in the topic | ||||
Objective | To introduce the Finite Element Method to the students with a general interest in the topic | ||||
Content | Introduction; Energy formulations; Displacement finite elements; Solutions to the finite element equations; Linear elements; Convergence, compatibility and completeness; Higher order elements; Beam and frame elements, Plate and shell elements; Dynamics and vibration; Generalization of the Finite Element concepts (Galerkin-weighted residual and variational approaches) | ||||
Lecture notes | Autographie | ||||
Literature | - Astley R.J. Finite Elements in Solids and Structures, Chapman & Hill, 1992 - Zienkiewicz O.C., Taylor R.L. The Finite Element Method, 5th ed., vol. 1, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000 |