The Study of Materials
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Course code
KUT6217.LT
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Course title in Estonian
Materjaliõpetus
Course title in English
The Study of Materials
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
- To acquire the ability to determine the most common wood species in growing Estonia and in the world on the basis of macroscopic features.
- Acquire professional vocabulary.
- Develop knowledge to distinguish between different construction materials and readiness to use them in your practical work.

Brief description of the course
First half: an overview of wood as a consumable material. Wood texture, defects, species, drying, storage, making wood more valuable, measurement and volume calculations. Writing an independent work on wood and trees in Estonian folk culture.
The other side: an overview of different metals, construction materials and their properties. Production and recycling of metals. Writing an independent work on metal and everything metal-related in Estonian folk culture.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to visually identify domestic wood species;
- is able to recognize and classify wood defects;
- is able to assess the quality of sawn and timber material;
- can distinguish and determine the most common metallic materials
- knows the general technical and physical properties of metals;
- can choose a material suitable for practical work.
Teacher
Aron Lips, MA
Additional information
Preparation of a presentation with a length of 15-20 min. Building a tile collection.
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