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    This course provides a 4-unit introduction to materials science and engineering. It covers topics ranging from superconductors to biodegradable polymers, including the atomic structure, properties, processing, and applications of materials like metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Students learn to apply principles of chemistry, physics, and math to understand how a material's structure determines its mechanical, electrical, optical, and other properties. The course supports program outcomes for aerospace, civil, mechanical, and materials science engineering programs.

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    This course provides a 4-unit introduction to materials science and engineering. It covers topics ranging from superconductors to biodegradable polymers, including the atomic structure, properties, processing, and applications of materials like metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Students learn to apply principles of chemistry, physics, and math to understand how a material's structure determines its mechanical, electrical, optical, and other properties. The course supports program outcomes for aerospace, civil, mechanical, and materials science engineering programs.

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    This course provides a 4-unit introduction to materials science and engineering. It covers topics ranging from superconductors to biodegradable polymers, including the atomic structure, properties, processing, and applications of materials like metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Students learn to apply principles of chemistry, physics, and math to understand how a material's structure determines its mechanical, electrical, optical, and other properties. The course supports program outcomes for aerospace, civil, mechanical, and materials science engineering programs.

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    ENGR 54 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    (Required for AE, ChE, EE, ME and MSE)

    Catalog Data: ENGR 54: Principles of Materials Science and Engineering (Credit
    Units: 4). Materials--topics range from superconductors to
    biodegradable polymers. Structure and properties of materials, including
    metal, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, composites, traditional
    materials. Atomic structure, bonding, defects, phase equilibria,
    mechanical properties, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties. Brief
    introduction to materials processing and synthesis. Prerequisites:
    Chemistry 1A and Physics 7B. Only one course from ENGR 54 and
    ENGR H54 can be taken for credit. (Design unit: 0)

    Textbook: Callister Jr., William D., Fundamentals of Materials Science and


    Engineering: An Integrated Approach, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons,
    Inc., 2005.

    References:

    Coordinator: Daniel Mumm

    Relationship to Program Outcomes: This course relates to Program Outcomes:


    AE- a, b, and l as stated at:
    http://undergraduate.eng.uci.edu/degreeprograms/aerospace/mission
    CE- a, c and k as stated at:
    http://undergraduate.eng.uci.edu/degreeprograms/civil/mission
    ME- a, c and l as stated at:
    http://undergraduate.eng.uci.edu/degreeprograms/mechanical/mission
    MSE- a, c, and f as stated at:
    http://undergraduate.eng.uci.edu/degreeprograms/materials/mission

    Performance Criteria/Course Outcome:


    Students will:
    Apply principles from chemistry, physics, and mathematics to describe
    the basic phenomena that control the structure (crystalline or molecular
    structure, and defects such as vacancies and dislocations) and properties
    (strength, toughness, elastic modulus, conductivity, thermal expansion,
    etc.) of materials. (PO ME a) (PO MSE a) (PO CE a) (PO AE a)
    Understand the design limitations for metal alloys, ceramics/semiconduc-
    tors, and polymers and the major differences between these classes of
    materials. (PO ME l) (PO MSE k) (PO AE b)
    Understand basic materials design concepts along with professional and
    ethical responsibilities when selecting the material most suitable for a
    given application using data on materials properties. (PO ME c) (PO MSE
    f) (PO CE k) (PO CE c) (PO AE l)

    Prerequisites By Topic: General background in Chemistry or Physics.

    Lecture Topics: Atomic Bonding, Defects in Materials, Failure of Materials, Ceramics,


    Composites, Defects in Materials, Electrical Behavior, Magnetic
    Properties, Metals and Alloys, Crystal Structures, Diffusion, Phase
    Diagrams and Alloys, Polymers, Mechanical Properties, Thermal
    Behavior, Optical Behavior

    Class Schedule: Meets for 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion each week for 10

    Computer Usage: PC based software CD exercises provided with book

    Laboratory Projects:

    Professional Component: Contributes toward the engineering topics courses.

    Design Content Description


    Approach:
    Lectures: %
    Laboratory Portion: %

    Grading Criteria:
    Homework: 10%
    Quizzes: 10%
    Midterm I: 20%
    Midterm II: 20%
    Final Exam: 40%
    100%

    Estimated ABET Category Content:


    Mathematics and Basic Science: ___ credit units or ___%
    Engineering Science: __4_ credit units or __100_%
    Engineering Design: ___ credit units or ___%

    Prepared by: Daniel Mumm Date: July 2009

    CEP Approved: Fall 2002

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