Introduction to Materials

Introduction to Materials

  • Course Description: Conceptual perspective for origin of materials behavior, including structure, property, performance interrelationships. Materials selection and use of familiar materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, and composites in electronics, structural and other engineering applications. (3 Credit Hours)
  • Course Objectives: To present the fundamental concepts in materials science and engineering. To describe the structure, properties, and applications of metallic, ceramic, polymeric and composite materials. To generalize structure-property-performance interrelationships in materials.
  • Prerequisites: CHM 2045 General Chemistry
  • Contribution of course to meeting the professional component: This course provides 3 credits towards engineering sciences.