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MSE 2090

Introduction to Materials Science

Course Description

The field of Materials Science drives technological innovations underlying all engineering fields. This course provides a scientific foundation to promote a rigorous understanding of materials from an atomistic to macroscopic viewpoint. Material systems (polymers, metals, ceramics, and electronic) are developed sequentially to provide a framework to explain the fundamental, physical origins of observable and important macro scale properties.

James Burns

Fall 2026

tuth 11:00am - 12:15pm
4.2
Rating
3.4
Difficulty
3.24
GPA

Stephen McDonnell

Fall 2026

tuth 9:30am - 10:45am
3.8
Rating
3.4
Difficulty
3.34
GPA

Kory Burns

Spring 2026

tuth 9:30am - 10:45am
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Difficulty
GPA

Liheng Cai

Spring 2026

tuth 12:30pm - 1:45pm
4.5
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.66
GPA

Jerrold Floro

Spring 2026

mowefr 2:00pm - 2:50pm
3.9
Rating
3.6
Difficulty
3.25
GPA

Robert Kelly

Fall 2025

TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am
4.3
Rating
3.4
Difficulty
3.12
GPA

Ji Ma

Fall 2025

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm
5.0
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.65
GPA

Prasanna Balachandran

Spring 2024

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm
4.3
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.64
GPA

David Green

Fall 2023

TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm
Rating
Difficulty
3.12
GPA

Mona Zebarjadi

Fall 2023

TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am
Rating
Difficulty
3.48
GPA

William Blades

Spring 2020

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Difficulty
GPA

Bicheng Zhou

Spring 2020

2.6
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.79
GPA

Gregory Kubacki

Spring 2019

Rating
Difficulty
3.36
GPA

Matthew McMahon

Fall 2018

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Difficulty
GPA

James Groves

Fall 2017

3.1
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.03
GPA

George Cahen

Spring 2016

1.0
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
3.12
GPA

Micah Schaible

Spring 2014

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Difficulty
GPA

Eric Schindelholz

Spring 2013

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Difficulty
GPA

Giovanni Zangari

Spring 2013

2.7
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
2.98
GPA

James Howe

Fall 2012

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Difficulty
GPA

Lisa Friedersdorf

Fall 2011

4.0
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.19
GPA

Robert Johnson

Spring 2011

Rating
Difficulty
3.01
GPA

Leonid Zhigilei

Fall 2010

3.8
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.20
GPA