Materials Science

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

After attending the course (theoretical lessons and practical activities), the student will know about the applications of minerals, in particular:

• natural sources of raw materials
• minerals for biomedical purposes, environmental remediation, industry
• basics of crystal growth applied to a few specific cases (laboratory)
• application of some laboratory techniques (X-ray powder diffraction, SEM imaging, EDS elemental analysis, AFM surface analysis)
  Knowledge and understanding:

General knowledge of the mineral groups, their classification and applications.

Detailed knowledge of some mineral groups and their applications.

Comprehension of the relationships between theoretical concepts of crystallography and diffraction and minerals behavior.

Applying knowledge and understanding:

Basic knowledge about minerals and mineral-like materials must be applied to medicine, environmental remediation, and industry .

During the laboratory sessions, synthesis and characterization of some materials-related mineral phases will be carried out and characterized mainly by X-ray diffraction, imaging, elemental, and, eventually, surface analysis.

Making judgements

• Acquisition of aware judgment autonomy concerning evaluation and interpretation of experimental data, from diffractometric techniques.

Communication skills

• Acquisition of oral and written English communication skills and expertise in the field.

Learning skills

• Acquisition of autonomous learning capacity and self-assessment of its preparation, in order to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Introduction: why study minerals and mineral-like materials in Materials Science?

Descriptive mineralogy (to level the language).

Notes on crystal growth (to level the language).

Minerals for the environmental remediation: water, air, and soil contamination. Minerals as solid-state storage media for critical elements and pollutants.

Biominerals and biomimetic materials: Medical applications (osteoinduction and osteoconduction). Pathologic mineralization. Some case studies (fluorosis, rheumatoid arthritis, calcifications, and carcinoma-related mineralizations). Amorphous materials and their role in biomineralization. Mimicking nature (functional organic crystals in biologic crystallization)

Minerals for industrial applications: ceramics, cement, high-tech.

Notes on Geopolymers.

Laboratory: synthesis of some mineral-like materials

The written test is mandatory and consists of five questions about the topics covered during the classes and the laboratory. Every perfect answer is worth 6 points, while every wrong or missing answer is worth 0 points. Students will prepare short individual lab reports during the laboratory sessions, and lab reports must be delivered to the teacher at least 5 days before the written test date. No report will correspond to a lowered mark of 3 points. Lab reports will raise the final evaluation of 2 points as the maximum.

Students willing to improve their final evaluation must take the oral exam. The oral exam is not mandatory and does not guarantee a better score in the end. Students will take the oral exam in the same session as the written test. Students will accept or reject their marks by the end of the oral session.

Research articles provided by the teacher during the course .

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

Tipo di esame: Orale. Valutazione: Voto Finale.

The course is meant to welcome the international students and help them feel at ease in the Italian cultural and linguistic context. The course is organized by the University Language Center (CLA-UniTO) for the international students of the degree courses taught in English
Students are expected to:

• develop communication skills in Italian in order to feel at ease with everyday life in Italy at a beginner level
• learn the main vocabulary, morpho-syntactic structures and phonological features of Italian at a beginner level (CEFR A1)

acquire basic intercultural skills

English Italiano CEFR A1-level syllabus (see pdf attached) Sillabo di riferimento per il livello A1 del QCER (vd pdf allegato)

Final exam during the sessions organized throughout the academic year.

For the attending students (at least 70% of classes attended):

• The learning material will be provided by the teacher according to the topics dealt with during the classes. Specific exercises and materials will be made available through e-learning platforms

For the non-attending students (less than 70% of classes attended)

• one handbook to be chosen between: Nuovo espresso A1 (Alma edizioni) or Nuovo contatto A1 (Loescher).

one grammar book to be chosen between:Gramm.it (Bonacci) or Via della grammatica (Edilingua)

English Italiano The course is meant to welcome the international students and help them feel at ease in the Italian cultural and linguistic context. The course is organized by the University Language Center (CLA-UniTO) for the international students of the degree courses taught in English. Il corso si configura come una forma di accoglienza per facilitare l’inserimento nel contesto culturale italofono. È realizzato dal Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA-UniTO) e ha come obiettivo un’iniziale formazione linguistica e culturale in italiano per gli studenti internazionali dei corsi di laurea triennali, magistrali e a ciclo unico erogati in inglese. English Italiano Students are expected to: develop communication skills in Italian in order to feel at ease with everyday life in Italy at a beginner level learn the main vocabulary, morpho-syntactic structures and phonological features of Italian at a beginner level (CEFR A1) acquire basic intercultural skills Gli studenti sono tenuti a: sviluppare competenze comunicative in italiano tali da potersi relazionare in situazioni di vita quotidiana a un livello pre-intermedio acquisire il lessico e le principali strutture morfo-sintattiche e fonetiche dell’italiano ad un livello principiante (A2 del QCER) acquisire una competenza interculturale di base

English Italiano CEFR A2-level syllabus (see pdf attached) Sillabo di riferimento per il livello A2 del QCER (vedi pdf allegato)

English Italiano For the attending students (at least 70% of classes attended): partial assessment during the classes oral exam: a self presentation, a description of pictures and a dialogue For the non-attending students (less than 70% of classes attended): written exam: a computer-based test based on the A1-level language skills in Italian according to the CEFR. Students must pass the written part in order to take the oral exam. oral exam: a self presentation, a description of pictures and a dialogue Final exam during the sessions organized throughout the academic year. Per gli studenti frequentanti: valutazione in itinere durante il corso prova orale: presentazione personale, descrizione di immagini e dialogo Per gli studenti non frequentanti: prova scritta: test sulle competenze linguistiche previste dal livello A2 del QCER. è obbligatorio superare l’esame scritto per poter accedere all’orale. prova orale: presentazione personale, descrizione di immagini e dialogo Esame finale negli appelli previsti. Gli studenti che frequentano almeno il 70% delle lezioni sincrone sono esonerati dalla prova scritta.