Spring 2027

Deformation of Solids

Covers elastic and plastic deformation of real solids, dislocation theory in metals and alloys, fracture, fatigue, brittle failure, and methods for measuring mechanical properties.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Hyunseok Oh

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 55.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.03 GPA, 32.4% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply elementary mechanics and tensor analysis (including Mohr's Circle) to solve problems involving force, displacement, stress, strain, and Hooke's law

  • Apply theories of plasticity and viscoelasticity to solve engineering problems in uniform stress/strain

  • Predict the mechanical response of a material (including deformation, failure, and microscopic mechanisms) under an arbitrary state of uniform stress or in the presence of stress concentrations and cracks, and across a wide range of temperatures and time-scale

  • Choose materials and microstructures to optimize performance for engineering applications

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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M S & E 352 or graduate/professional standing

MS&E 441 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 55.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.03 GPA, 32.4% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HYUNSEOK OH is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 400
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 400

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 55.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.03 GPA, 32.4% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Elastic and plastic deformation of real solids
  • Dislocation theory with applications to metals and alloys
  • Fracture, fatigue, brittle failure, and methods for measuring mechanical properties

Skills

  • Applying elementary mechanics and tensor analysis to solve problems involving force, displacement, stress, strain, and Hooke's law.
  • Applying theories of plasticity and viscoelasticity to solve engineering problems in uniform stress/strain.
  • Predicting the mechanical response of a material including deformation, failure, and microscopic mechanisms under various stress states and conditions.
  • Choosing materials and microstructures to optimize performance for engineering applications.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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UW–Madison

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MS&E 441 · Spring 2027

Deformation of Solids

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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