MSE 2010 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

This course is for Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate students and Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry undergraduate students with related emphases. The course teaches how to predict the properties of materials based on microstructure. Students will be able to: 1) understand how atomic bonding is related to modulus, melting point, and thermal expansion, 2) differentiate between amorphous and crystalline materials on the basis of x-ray diffraction and crystallinity, 3) predict diffusion in solids and understand how this is thermally activated, 4) understand how thermodynamics and kinetics combine to control the processing of advanced materials, 5) apply thermodynamics in understanding phase equilibria, 6) understand what controls the electrical, optical, and thermal behavior of materials, and 7) understand fundamental design considerations for materials selection.