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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN MATERIALS

MS&E 331
Course Description

Basic principles of fluid flow, heat transfer and diffusion are introduced. Examples relevant to design and processing of materials including metals, semiconductors, glasses, polymers, and ceramics are given.

Prerequisites

MS&E 330 and (MATH 319 , MATH 320 , MATH 376 , or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.08

1.37% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.83%

-0.84% from Historical

A Rate
29.17%

36.43% from Historical

Class Size
24

-23.67% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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