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Capstone Project II provides MSE students with capstone experiences in materials design, selection, and application, emphasizing creativity, experimental design, data analysis, and result presentation.
This course covers special topics of interest to students in materials science and engineering, focusing on identifying, applying, and evaluating key theories and methods.
Introduction to theoretical and computational tools for materials science, featuring hands-on labs covering atomistic, mesoscale, and macroscale simulation methods.
Covers elastic and plastic deformation of real solids, dislocation theory in metals and alloys, fracture, fatigue, brittle failure, and methods for measuring mechanical properties.
Introduction to Materials Science covering basic structures and properties of solids, including phase equilibria, mechanical properties, failure, corrosion, and materials selection.
Introduces basic principles of fluid flow, heat transfer, and diffusion with examples for designing and processing metals, semiconductors, glasses, polymers, and ceramics.