PHYS 2550 - Introduction to Materials Science

Introduction to the basic concepts of materials science. Students will learn the basics of bonding, lattice structures and crystallography, including reading materials phase diagrams, and will be introduced to the electrical, magnetic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of solids. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1120 or CHEM 1020 and PHYS 2530 or PHYS 2020 (3, Sp)