Course Name: Foundations of Computational Materials Modelling

Course abstract

This course provides the necessary foundations to (a) build computational samples of crystals (b) Introduce statistical mechanics and its connection to Molecular dynamics (c) Provide enough ground in Molecular dynamics using LAMMPS


Course Instructor

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Prof. Narashiman swaminathan

The instructor Dr. Narasimhan Swaminathan is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras. Prior to this position, he was a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at University of Wisconsin, USA. Dr. Narasimhan obtained his Ph.d. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009. His current research areas include molecular simulations to study radiation damage, polymer mechanics. He also studies stress-diffusion interaction in Li-ion battery electrodes using continuum mechanics.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

EDWIN JOSEPH

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Deepak Ranjan Sahoo

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020

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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020

 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020

 Exam Date : 26-Apr-2020

Enrolled

626

Registered

10

Certificate Eligible

10

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

1

Elite

6

Successfully completed

3

Participation

0

Success

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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 11 assignments. Final score = 25% Average assignment score +( 70% Exam score +5% of Matlab based assignment.
Foundations of Computational Materials Modelling - Toppers list

HARI KRISHNAN V 82%

SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 626

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 38

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