MAT SCI 104

Main Course

Science of Engineering Materials

Description

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: Chemistry 20A, 20B, 20L, Physics 1A. Corequisite: Physics 1B. General introduction to different types of materials used in engineering designs: metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites, relationship between structure (crystals and microstructure) and properties of technological materials. Illustration of their fundamental differences and their applications in engineering. Letter grading.

Prerequisites

• Required: CHEM 20A

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• Required: CHEM 20B

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• Required: CHEM 20L

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• Required: PHYSICS 1A

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