NANO 108Materials Science and Engineering
Structure and control of materials: metals, ceramics, glasses, semiconductors, polymers to produce useful properties. Atomic structures. Defects in materials, phase diagrams, micro structural control. Mechanical, rheological, electrical, optical and magnetic properties discussed. Time temperature transformation diagrams. Diffusion. Scale dependent material properties.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “upper-division standing.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).