Introduction to Liquid Crystals National Taiwan University
Course Overview
THIS INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LIQUID CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS (LCDS). IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SOLID BACKGROUND IN VARIOUS ASPECTS (INCLUDING MATERIALS, DEVICE PRINCIPLES, ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECTS & OPTICS OF LCDS) OF THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY SUBJECT. BELOW IS A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THIS COURSE: 1) LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES 2) LIQUID CRYSTAL PHYSICAL & OPTICAL PROPERTIES 3) PRINCIPLES OF TN AND STN LCDS (INCLUDING OPTICS OF LCDS) 4) PRINCIPLES OF OTHER LIQUID CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECTS & DISPLAYS 5) INTRODUCTION TO THIN-FILM-TRANSISTOR LIQUID-CRYSTAL-DISPLAYS (TFT-LCDS)
Learning Achievement
Competence
Course prerequisites
1) OPTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS, BY P. YEH & C. GU (WILEY, 1999) 2) LIQUID CRYSTALS: APPLICATIONS AND USES, EDITED BY B. BAHADUR (WORLD SCIENTIFIC 1991) 3) REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS, BY S.T. WU & D.K. YANG (WILEY, 2002) 4) INTRODUCTION TO LIQUID CRYSTALS, BY P.COLLINGS AND M. HIRD (TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 1997) 3) GRADING: HOMEWORK 20%, MIDTERM EXAM 40%, FINAL EXAM 40%
Grading Philosophy
Course schedule
Course type
Online Course Requirement
Instructor
WING-KIT CHOI
