1-Introduction : ceramic materials in relation to metals
& polymers.
2-Interatomic spacing & bonding, crystal structures
including silicate structures& imperfections.
3-Glass – structure, composition transformation range and crystallization.
4-Surface & interfaces – adsorption, ion exchange,
interfacial energies.
5-Ceramic phase diagrams.
6-Ceramic microstructures.
7-Structural ceramics & abrasives.
8- Mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical and nuclear
properties.
