Fall 2026 Materials Science and Engineering E3010 section 001

FOUNDATIONS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

FOUNDATIONS OF MSE

Call Number 14148
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:25am
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Renata M Wentzcovitch
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Introduction to quantum mechanics: atoms, electron shells, bands, bonding; introduction to group theory: crystal structures, symmetry, crystallography; introduction to materials classes: metals, ceramics, polymers, liquid crystals, nanomaterials; introduction to polycrystals and disordered materials; noncrystalline and amorphous structures; grain boundary structures, diffusion; phase transformations; phase diagrams, time-temperature transformation diagrams; properties of single crystals: optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, thermal properties, mechanical properties, and failure of polycrystalline and amorphous materials.

Web Site Vergil
Department Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Enrollment 0 students (30 max) as of 8:05PM Friday, April 10, 2026
Subject Materials Science and Engineering
Number E3010
Section 001
Division School of Engineering and Applied Science: Undergrad
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, General Studies
Section key 20263MSAE3010E001