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CORE COURSE

Class Code Class Title Point
AMS 501 Solid-State Physics 3 Introduces physics and chemistry of materials based on unifield treatment of quantum physics, chemistry, and statistics of electrons, atoms, molecules, and solids. Includes basic concepts and formalism of quantum mechanics; free electron, molecular-orbital, and band theories.
AMS 502 Thermodynamics in Solids 3 Theories will be reviewed on the physical chemistry phenomena in both the classical and the quantum mechanical viewpoints on the basis of thermodynamics. The equilibrium and non-equilibrium behaviors of materials with special emphasis on phase diagrams and phase transformations are also studied.
AMS 503 Diffusion in Solids 3 This course is intended to understand phenomenological and atomistic theories of mass transports in solids and to develope basic mathematical skills necessary for materials research. Topics include phenomenological and atomistic theories, analytical solutions for diffusion equations, fast diffusion pathes, moving boundary problems, and spinodal decompositions.
AMS 504 Dislocation Theory 3 From the definition of dislocation, the forces on dislocation and the energies of dislocation will be calculated with elasticity. The interaction of dislocation with other dislocations or second phases to influence the strengthening mechanism and the fracture behavior of materials will be predicted and investigated.
AMS 505 X-ray Crystallography 3 Crystal structure, Atomic arrangement and X-ray diffraction, Order-disorder, Phase transformation, Crystal growth, Atomic arrangement in polymorphism.
AMS 506 Electron Microscopy 3 This lecture is aimed at students who either have to familiarize themselves with electron microscopic examination techniques for materials, or who want to use the results of electron microscopic investigation in their research works. The following subjects are addressed in this lecture. 1) Electron Beam and Configuration of Electron microscopes. 2) Sample preparations, 3) Definition of Crystals, 4) Electron Diffraction, 5) Contrast Theory, 6) Interaction between electron and Materials, 7) Image formation in the SEM, 8) EDS/WDS, 9) EBSD.
AMS 507 Structure and Properties of Materials 3 Theories and phenomena on elasticity, plasticity, hardening, and other mechanical properties of materials.
AMS 508 Electromagnetic Properties of Materials 3 Theories and phenomena on crystal defects, nucleation and growth, recrystallization, precipitation and other related subjects.
AMS 509 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 This course provides a basic theory of the correlation between high-temperature thermal properties and the structure of inorganic materials required as a metal or ceramic process engineer. This course provides theoretical, radial, and empirical formulas based on the structure of the physical properties of inorganic materials at high temperatures along with experimental measurement techniques and data.
AMS 510 Materials Characterization 3 In this course, various analytical methods are studied to understand the crystal structure that determines the physical, mechanical, chemical, and magnetic properties of metal materials. In addition to theoretical learning, this course verifies the theory learned through practical experiments and cultivates the ability to apply it to practical cases. Through this, it is possible to variously analyze the behavior of formation of high-temperature microstructure of each material, shape/structure/component/phase type and distribution/surface characteristics of the generated microstructure on a Micro-/Nano-scale.


GENERAL COURSE

Class Code Class title Point
EGR 505 Internship 3 This course provides students opportunities to have internship training. In this lecture, students are sent to companies or research institutes to obtain practical training and field-adaptive ability while pursuing real projects of the institutes. Students are supervised by advisor at school and designated personnel at the institute.
AMS 603 Physical Chemistry of Melts for Process Metallurgy 3 This course will cover thermodynamics of liquid solution, physical & chemical hydrodynamics, kinetics of leaching and precipitation of minerals, solution extraction, and extractive reactions by liquid membrane.
AMS 605 Solidification Theory 3 Solidification of metals are understood on the basis of thermodynamics and kinetics. The theories of nucleation, growth, heat transfer and solute-transfer are also studied. The solidification behaviors of not only pure and alloy, but single and multiphase are also studied. Rapid solidification behaviors are also treated.
AMS 606 Technology and Applications of Nano thin film 3 The lecture will introduce vacuum technologies for the thin film manufacturing process of various materials and especially present the properties of plasma used in the thin film deposition. It will also discuss the structural, mechanical and physical properties of thin film materials and surface analyses such as AES, ESCA, and etc.
AMS 609 Principles of Photovoltaic Solar Cells and Their Applications 3 The principles of the energy conversion of the sunlight into electricity on the basis of the knowledge of semiconductors and their junctions will be discussed. Requirement for designing efficient solar cells and the recent trend in this field will be reviewed.
AMS 610 Principles and Applications of Semiconductors 3 Theoretical review on the electrical properties of solids and on the physical properties of the semiconductors will be given. Principles of the p-n junction will be presented. Devices such as laser diodes will be discussed.
AMS 611 Friction and Wear of Materials 3 Theoretical review on the electrical properties of solids and on the physical properties of the semiconductors will be given. Principles of the p-n junction will be presented. Devices such as laser diodes will be discussed.
AMS 612 Phase Transformation 3 This graduate level course requires basic knowledge of thermodynamics, mass transportation, diffusion theory, and dislocation theory. Based on the above mentioned background, nucleation and growth of materials are studied concerning the transformation induced stress and interaction with various defects during phase transformation. In particular, the phase transformation of thin films, amorphous phase, and nano-scale particles are studied in this lecture to leverage the atomic scale understanding of phase transformation on production and applications of nano-scale devices.
AMS 615 Technology of Renewable Energy 3 Principles of new and renewable energy will be presented. Review on the trend and the current status of the related field in terms of the materials science and engineering will be given. A case study will be assigned in order to deepen the understanding of the interesting technologies.
AMS 616 Electronic Materials and Thin Film Processing 3 Processing of thin films for electronic, magnetic, mechanical, and photonic devices. Detailed discussion of thin film deposition, nucleation and growth, epitaxy, and interdiffusion. Photolithography dry etching, and oxidation processes for micro and nano device patterning.
AMS 618 Introduction to Nanophase Materials 3 Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materials through the control of matter on the nanometer-length scale, that is, at the level of atoms, molecules and supramolecular structures. All natural materials and systems establish their foundation at the nanoscale; control of matter at molecular levels means tailoring the fundamental properties. The following subjects are addressed in this lecture. 1) Fundamental scientific issues for nanotechnology, 2) Theory and Modeling, 3) Assembly and processing of nanostructure, 4) Dispersion and coating, 5) Consolidation of nanostructures, 6) Applications.
AMS 620 Sintering Theory 3 Theory and application of compacting and sintering of metal powder involved in powder metallurgy.
AMS 621 Optical and Photonic Materials 3 Optical and optoelectronic properties of advanced materials. Photorefraction, electroluminescence, electro-optic and magneto-optic effects, and laser phenomena. Materials design and processing of switches, displays, and waveguides.
AMS 623 Biomaterials 3 In this course, material properties that are required to be compatible with human organs, bones, and tissues are studied. Various materials comprising metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites are covered in this lecture. Material properties such as surface energy, strength, fatigue, viscoelastic properties, friction and wear are focused on this lecture for the possible applications for biomaterials.
AMS 626 Fluid flow and heat transport 3 Likewise, thermodynamics, mechanics, and electromagnetism, subjects in transport phenomena are also considered as one of the core engineering science with practical significance. In this lecture, students will learn how to set up and solve differential equations governing the fluid flow and heat transfer of the molten metal. Further, they will learn and practice basic theories of finite difference method, which serves as the basis for computational fluid dynamics.
AMS 627 Fracture Mechanics 3 The elastic and quasi-elastic stress distribution around the crack tip will be calculated and compared. The energy balance concept on fracture will be defined and applied to real materials. The brittle fracture behavior of materials will be investigated and the experimental procedures to obtain fracture parameters will be discussed.
AMS 629 Experimental Mechanics 3 In this course, students learn the calculation method of stress and strain that occurs when various types of loads are applied to various types of structures (pressure pipes, rods, beams, etc.) and verify the theory through practical experiments. In particular, the modulus of elasticity (E, G, etc.) is an essential variable for calculating the stress applied to the structure. Students learn practically how to measure the elastic modulus using acoustic resonance and strain gauges.
AMS 631 Polymer Chemistry 3 Theories of condensation polymerization, radical polymerization, ion polymerization, copolymerization and emulsion polymerization.
AMS 632 Polymer Engineering 3 Analysis of polymer processing and applications, Processing methods of extrusion, molding, drawing, fiber formation, adhesion, etc.
AMS 633 Rheology 3 Fundamental theories of rheology, Mechanics of elastomers, Theories of viscous flow, elastic flow, non-Newtonian fluids and viscoelastic flow, Measurement measure.
AMS 634 Properties of Polymer Materials 3 Fundamental theories of rheology, Mechanics of elastomers, Theories of viscous flow, elastic flow, non-Newtonian fluids and viscoelastic flow, Measurement measure.
AMS 642 Ceramic Processing 3 Theories and applications on forming, densification and design of ceramics.
AMS 643 Ceramic Chemistry 3 Synthesis methods and applications of inorganic materials such as semiconductors, dielectrics, magnetic materials, catalyst materials, and other special glasses.
AMS 647 Magnetic Materials Ⅰ 3 Principles of diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism,magnetic resonance, etc.
AMS 648 Magnetic Materials Ⅱ 3 Measurement techniques of magnetic properties, Manufacturing methods and applications of ferromagnetic materials.
AMS 649 Semiconducting Materials Ⅰ 3 Purification of semiconducting materials, Growth of single crystals, Epitaxial growth, Theories and practices on characterization of wafers and epi-wafers.
AMS 650 Semiconducting Materials Ⅱ 3 Theories on structures, physical, electrical and optical properties of semiconducting materials, Principles of manufacturing techniques and functions of optoelectronic semiconductor devices.
AMS 652 Ceramic Chemical Sensors 3 Study the sensing principles and applications of oxide semiconductor-type and electrochemical-type chemical sensors. In oxide semiconductor-type gas sensors, the design of gas sensitivity and selectivity using various oxide nano structures such as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanotubes are treated. In electrochemical gas sensors, potentiometric, limiting current-type, zirconia air-fuel ratio, mixed potential-type and environmental gas sensors will be covered.
AMS 653 Ceramic Processing for Electronic Components 3 Chip-type passive components and modules such as Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCC), chip resistors, chip inductors, Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics (LTCC) are of great importance in modern electronic industry. In this lecture, various pre-sintering processing issues for the fabrication of electroceramic components will be studied. The preparation and characterization of ceramic powder, slurry formation, tape casting, binder burnout,electroding, and lamination will be covered.
AMS 654 Defect Chemistry for Electroceramics 3 Study the crystal structure, defect formation, defect species, defect concentration of electroceramics as a function of temperatures and oxygen partial pressures in order to understand the electronic and ionic conduction behaviors. The applications such as solid oxide fuel cell, Li-ion battery, chemical sensor, dielectrics, oxide semiconductor will be discussed. Finally, complex impedance spectroscopy, a powerful tool to deconvolute the conductions in grain interior, grain boundary and electrode, will be studied.
AMS 655 Applied Superconductors I 3 This lecture and seminar discusses the impact of recent superconducting materials research, indicating research goals which appear realistic and, if reached, would enable diverse real applications.
AMS 656 Applied Superconductors II 3 This lectures is primarily concerned with superconducting magnets associated with use of cryogens.
AMS 659 Nanoelectronics 3 With its continued and sustained growth in the past several decades, current electronics technology is now faced with fundamental physical limits. Nanoelectronics or quantum electronics, a new electronics technology based on quantum mechanics, is expected to solve the fundamental problems. In this class, various types of nanoelectronics are introduced and their operating principles, advantages and drawbacks, and future directions are discussed. Furthermore, key advanced materials and their roles in nanoelectronics are emphasized.
AMS 663 Magnetism and Advanced Magnetic Materials 3 The lecture will describe the theory and the application for the fundamental electromagnetics, various magnetism and phenomenon, magnetic domain, fine-particle and magnetic thin film materials. It will also discuss the application of high-density recording materials, magneto-optic recording technology and materials, and magneto-resistance phenomenon and materials which are recently developed.
AMS 665 Nano and Microlithography 3 The basic principles and overall process of photolithography, which is the key technology to fabricate semiconductor integrated circuit, display device, MEMS device and micro-fluidics device will be covered in this subject along with EUV lithography and immersion lithography. Next generation nano-patterning technologies, including nano-imprinting lithography, direct transfer lithography, nanoimprint lithography and dip pen lithography will be introduced. The subject will also cover basic principles and possible applications of above new patterning technologies.
AMS 667 Introduction to Secondary Batteries 3 In this graduate level class, basic concepts of the secondary battery, which is a main energy source for portable electronic devices, are studied. This class includes the electrochemical reactions involved during charge-discharge of the batteries and mechanism of the capacity fading during service. In particular, more attention will be given to the structural and electrochemical properties of the anode, cathode, and electrolyte, which have been considered as major targets to improve battery performance.
AMS 670 Processing for Highly Integrated Electroceramics 3 With the development of mobile communications and computers, highly integrated electronic components such as multi-layer ceramic capacitors, low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), chip resistance, and chip inductors are becoming important. In this lecture, students will learn ceramic processes for manufacturing highly integrated electronic components such as ceramic powder synthesis and evaluation, slurry production, tape casting, electrode formation, and lamination. The main focus of the lecture is to realize highly integrated electronic components through learning and understanding of the ceramic process.
AMS 671 Experimental mechanics of structural metals 3 In this course, you will learn how to analyze the stress state applied to various structures using strain gauges. Several different types of external loads act in the form of tensile, torsional, bending, and complex loads and the corresponding strain is measured. The measurements are interpreted dynamically.
AMS 677 Nanobiotechnology I 3 Lecture on the latest trends in Nano Biotechnology. Lectures on the properties of nanomaterials and how they can be applied to biotechnologies. In particular, lectures on protein and nucleic acid-based nanostructures.
AMS 679 Organic Nanomaterials Chemistrys I 3 This course discusses the synthesis, properties and application of organic nanomaterials. Basic organic chemical synthesis reactions are studied first, and spectroscopy is used to learn how to analyze the properties of synthetic organic materials. Introducing what applications of these organic nanomaterials and reactions are used in various nanotechnology fields.
AMS 681 Spintronics theory I 3 Spintronics or spin electronics is a study on how to control and control spin freedom in a solid state. This lecture explains various theories related to spin-based devices such as spin injection and spin transfer, and will cover the fundamental understanding of spin properties. In particular, lectures on physical principles such as spin polarization, spin dynamics, and spin transfer theory.
AMS 686 Processing and Application of Ceramic Integrated Devices 3 This course deals with basic process methods and application fields of ceramic-based devices that require high integration, and deals with recent trends in new materials and process development.
AMS 687 Electrochemistry & Energy Storage Materials I 3 This course deals with the basic principles and applications of electrochemistry for the correct understanding of energy materials/devices. This course deals with chemistry from the viewpoint of thermodynamics and dynamics, and deeply learns electrochemical impedance spectroscopy based on basic knowledge such as complex numbers, differential equations, and statistics.
AMS 688 Electrochemistry & Energy Storage Materials II 3 The basic knowledge and theoretical models learned from electrochemical and energy storage materials I are applied to the actual energy conversion and characterization of storage devices (solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, etc.). In particular, the focus is on understanding electrochemical capacitor materials and device characteristics.
AMS 690 Scientific Writing in English 3 This course covers how to write an English thesis that graduate students must know. After studying the basic thesis structure and development, intensively learn how to express observations and discussions in English.
AMS 691 Advanced Glasses 3 Glass is glass, bottle glass, automobile glass, kitchen glass, traditional glass, optical communication glass, display glass, transparent conductive glass substrate, visible and infrared light emitting glass, insulating glass, crystallized glass, etc. It is a major material that is rapidly changing with the flow of glass and its demand is increasing. In this course, students will learn basic theories such as the principles and types of glass, and acquire a wide range of common sense in traditional glass and new material glass/crystallized glass, manufacturing methods, and application fields.
AMS 692 Theory of plasticity for crystalline solids 3 This course aims to learn about plasticity theory, which is the basis of plastic processing, which is very actively applied in the modern industry. In this course, plastic deformation of metallic materials is approached from a mechanical point of view, and for this, basic knowledge of continuum mechanics such as tensor analysis, stress, and strain is first acquired. In particular, this course is intended to learn about the yield function, hardening behavior, and numerical analysis method using it in terms of anisotropy of metal materials.
AMS 693 Aerosol processing of materials I 3 This course is to study the synthesis of nano-structured materials such as yoke-shell, janus, core-shell for energy storage materials by oil spray pyrolysis, spray drying and flame process. The principles and techniques for synthesis of oxide and non-oxide nanostructures by gas phase processes are also introduced.
AMS 694 Kinetic Processes at High Temperatures 3 This course provides basic theories of chemical reaction engineering, and learns the methods of kinetic analysis of high temperature reactions based on a comprehensive understanding of diffusion, mass transfer, and chemical reactions. Topics include material and heat transfer, gas-solid, gas-liquid, liquid-solid, and liquid-liquid reactions.
AMS 696 Mechanical Metallurgy by Experiments 3 Lectures on stress measurement, stress conversion, main stress calculation, and yielding conditions of various materials. Understand the reactor mechanism of various potentials and learn the plastic deformation mechanism. After that, learn various methods (reinforcing mechanism) to strengthen metal materials. Experiment with what you have learned in theory.
AMS 701 Topics on Advanced Materials Properties I 3 Special topics on understanding of processing - property - microstructure relationship in advanced materials.
AMS 702 Topics on Advanced Materials Properties II 3 Special topics on applications of advanced materials based on the processing - property - microstructure optimization.
AMS 703 Topics on Advanced Materials Properties III 3 Special topics on characterization and evaluation of advanced materials.
AMS 704 Topics on Advanced Materials Processing I 3 This lecture comprises seminars on the basic of advanced materials processing.
AMS 705 Topics on Advanced Materials Processing II 3 This lecture comprises seminars on new processes of advanced materials processing.
AMS 706 Topics on Advanced Materials Processing III 3 This lecture comprises seminars on the application of advanced materials processing.
AMS 707 Topics on Electrical and Magnetic Materials I 3 This class is designed for the students in the field of electrical and magnetic properties of materials. Selected technical papers will be given for discussion.
AMS 708 Topics on Electrical and Magnetic Materials II 3 Selected research papers in recent spintronics will be discussed.
AMS 709 Topics on Electrical and Magnetic Materials III 3 Selected research papers in magnetic storage will be discussed.
AMS 710 Topics on the Electrical Properties of Materials I 3 The bases on electromagnetic properties of organic & polymeric materials will be discussed with seminar.
AMS 711 Topics on the Electrical Properties of Materials II 3 Current topics of electrical properties of organic & polymeric materials will be discussed with seminar.
AMS 712 Topics on the Electrical Properties of Materials III 3 Organic and polymeric materials applied to semiconductor, display, fuel cell and so on will be discussed with seminar.
AMS 713 Independent Study I 3 Students in various fields of majors plan their own thesis research direction based on literature research and basic experiments, establish research direction based on presentation and coaching, and research in other detailed research fields With reference to the methodology, the researcher's research methodology is advanced to improve his qualities as an autonomous researcher.
AMS 714 Independent Study II 3 Students in various fields of majors plan their own thesis research direction based on literature research and basic experiments, establish research direction based on presentation and coaching, and research in other detailed research fields With reference to the methodology, the researcher's research methodology is advanced to improve his qualities as an autonomous researcher.
AMS 721 Intensive Research Guidance I 3 This course is operated in a way that guides students within 1 year of entering the graduate school to successfully conduct research for thesis by setting the thesis thesis topic and research direction together with the advisor. New students who are newly admitted to graduate school will develop basic knowledge necessary for the research, including thesis search, review, basic experiment, and how to write an English thesis. The purpose of this course is to closely guide the elements necessary for the overall graduate life so that they can help smoothly settle the lab and conduct related research by receiving the correct guidance from the advisor and the students in the laboratory.
AMS 722 Intensive Research Guidance II 3 This course is operated in a way that guides students within 1 year of entering the graduate school to successfully conduct research for thesis by setting the thesis thesis topic and research direction together with the advisor. New students who are newly admitted to graduate school will develop basic knowledge necessary for the research, including thesis search, review, basic experiment, and how to write an English thesis. The purpose of this course is to closely guide the elements necessary for the overall graduate life so that they can help smoothly settle the lab and conduct related research by receiving the correct guidance from the advisor and the students in the laboratory.
AMS 723 Introduction to ferrous metallurgy 3 This course aims to foster customized talents through industry-academia cooperation, and through seminars by experts at universities and steel companies, students will acquire expertise in steel manufacturing processes and products, and increase understanding of applied technologies.
AMS 724 ICT in Steel Industry 3 This course will study the theory of fusion of the main theory in the steel field and the latest ICT (Big Data, AI, Block Chain, VR, AR, etc.). In addition, through collaboration with ICT experts, the ability to converge knowledge of the ICT and the steel industry will be improved, and the convergence and smart technology development courses required for the smart factories in the steel field will be practiced.
AMS 801 Research in Advanced Materials Properties I 3 The general properties of the recently developed metallic, composite, powder and nano materials will be investigated and discussed.
AMS 802 Research in Advanced Materials Properties II 3 The relation between properties and phase transformations of various recently developed materials will be discussed.
AMS 803 Research in Advanced Materials Processing I 3 Studies recent development of advanced materials in various engineering fields through recently published papers.
AMS 804 Research in Advanced Materials Processing II 3 Dicuss recent development of advanced materials in processing engineering fields.
AMS 805 Research in Electrical and Magnetic Materials I 3 Discusses recent R & D topics in electronic, magnetic, and optical materials as well as their applications.
AMS 806 Research in Electrical and Magnetic Materials II 3 Reviews advanced electronic, magnetic, and optical materials applied in IT, NT, BT and ET.
AMS 807 Reserch on the Electrical Properties of Materials I 3 The outcome of R & D for electronic materials will be discussed.
AMS 808 Reserch on the Electrical Properties of Materials II 3 The technical and R & D trend for microelectronic packaging materials will be discussed.
AMS 809 Entrepreneurship Course for Materials Engineers I 3 The basic knowledge of entrepreneurship, strategy establishment, patent application/management, technology transfer, and investment security necessary for a material engineering entrepreneur to start a business is taught through seminars of external invited lecturers.
AMS 810 Entrepreneurship Course for Materials Engineers II 3 The basic knowledge of entrepreneurship, strategy establishment, patent application/management, technology transfer, and investment security necessary for a material engineering entrepreneur to start a business is taught through seminars of external invited lecturers.