- Facilitator: Kondwani Gondwe
- Facilitator: Timeyo Maroyi
- Facilitator: Vincent Mwale
- Facilitator: Lumbani Nyoni
Course description
This course provides you with fundamental understanding of the various materials used in engineering applications. As Renewable energy engineers, you are required to have a deep understanding of various materials that you can use in projects so that you should be able to select materials which will be fit for a specific function.
Lecture topics cover the concepts of material science and engineering, the structure and property relationships for polymers, non-ferrous metals, and ceramics, advanced materials (optical, electronic, magnetic, biomaterials and nanomaterials), and the fundamentals of electrochemistry. Structures, properties, and processing of ceramics; structure, properties and processing of polymers and composites; electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties of solids are also covered.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- explain the properties and uses of various materials applied in production and construction
- select right materials for use in everyday engineering applications.
- Facilitator: Lavinia Chikomo
- Facilitator: Lumbani Nyoni
- Facilitator: Lavinia Chikomo
- Facilitator: Timeyo Maroyi