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INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE

MS&E 350
Course Description

The basic structures and resulting properties of solid materials, including phase equilibria, meta-stability, mechanical properties, failure, corrosion, and materials selection.

Prerequisites

CHEM 103 , CHEM 109 , CHEM 115 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students. Not open to students with credit in MS&E 351 .

Satisfies
Credits

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Offered

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Grade Point Average
3.26

-3.97% from Historical

Completion Rate
97.57%

-0.71% from Historical

A Rate
30.1%

-18.23% from Historical

Class Size
206

25.75% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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