Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: ELEC1206
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Understand engineering aspects of these materials and the metallurgy involved in the production of special electrical materials
- Appreciate applications and advantages of high temperature superconducting materials
- Explain material response to electric and magnetic fields
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Select suitable materials for engineering applications
- Understand materials structure and properties
- Apply theories related to superconducting materials
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Measure electrical properties of materials
- Relate structure and composition to material magnetic properties
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 12 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Lecture | 36 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
Revision | 10 |
Completion of assessment task | 2 |
Wider reading or practice | 54 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Spaldin N, (2003). Magnetic Materials Fundamentals and Device Applications. Cambridge University Press.
Blundell S (2009). Superconductivity: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Solymar L & Walsh D (1993). Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials. OUP.
Anderson J, Leaver K D, Rawlings R D & Alexander J M (1990). Materials Science. Chapman & Hall.
Blythe A (2005). Electrical Properties of Polymers. Cambridge University Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External