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.
Instructors
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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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
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.12
GPA
Mona Zebarjadi
Fall 2023
TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.48
GPA
William Blades
Spring 2020
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Bicheng Zhou
Spring 2020
2.6
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.79
GPA
Gregory Kubacki
Spring 2019
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Difficulty
3.36
GPA
Matthew McMahon
Fall 2018
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—
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—
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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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—
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—
GPA
Eric Schindelholz
Spring 2013
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—
GPA
Giovanni Zangari
Spring 2013
2.7
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
2.98
GPA
James Howe
Fall 2012
—
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—
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—
GPA
Lisa Friedersdorf
Fall 2011
4.0
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.19
GPA
Robert Johnson
Spring 2011
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Rating
—
Difficulty
3.01
GPA
Leonid Zhigilei
Fall 2010
3.8
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.20
GPA