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Fundamentals of polymer science: synthesis, characterization, processing of polymers. Physical properties of polymers; rheology of melts and solutions. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 511 &#8211; Solid State Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 461; CHEM 476.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical and descriptive chemistry of solids, including characterization and synthetic methods. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 515 &#8211; Polymer Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 346; CHEM 476.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fundamentals of polymer chemistry: synthesis, characterization, physical properties. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 517 &#8211; Chemistry of Electronic Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 571 or concurrent registration. Chemical aspects of preparation and processing of materials in electronic devices, \u201cmolecular electronics,\u201d and nanostructured materials. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 550A &#8211; Materials Chemistry &#8211; Hard Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 343 or CHEM 346; CHEM 461; CHEM 476. Structure and bonding; crystallography; properties; synthesis; characterization of metals, semiconductors, and network solids. 1 unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 550B &#8211; Materials Chemistry\u2014Soft Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 343 or CHEM 346; CHEM 461; CHEM 476. Structure and bonding, mechanisms, properties, applications, synthesis, and characterization of polymers, complex fluids, and biomaterials. 1 unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 550C &#8211; Materials Chemistry\u2014Nanomaterials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 343 or CHEM 346; CHEM 461; CHEM 476. Structure and bonding, synthesis, properties, characterization of carbon nanotubes, metal and semiconductor nanocrystals, and nanocomposites. 1 unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 567 &#8211; Crystallographic Computation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 474.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theory and practice of structural computations using single crystal X-ray diffraction data.&nbsp; 1 unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 569 &#8211; Chemical Crystallography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 474. Theory and practice of determination of crystal and molecular structure by single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEM 577 &#8211; Surface Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CHEM 476 or CBE 310. Capillarity; interfacial thermodynamics, electrical aspects of surface chemistry, adsorbed layers. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CIVE 560 &#8211; Advanced Mechanics of Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CIVE 360. Analysis of stress and strain failure theory; selected topics in solid mechanics, plate analysis; introduction to elastic stability. (NT-O).&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CIVE 565 &#8211; Finite Element Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MATH 340. Theory and application in elasticity, porous flow, heat conduction, and other engineering problems. (NT-O).&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CIVE 662 &#8211; Foundations of Solid Mechanics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CIVE 560. Analysis of stress and strain in solids emphasizing linear elasticity and plasticity; introductions to creep, viscoelasticity, and finite deformations.&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CIVE 664 &#8211; Mechanics of Fatigue and Fracture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CIVE 560. Fracture mechanics including linear elastic, elastic-plastic, and dynamic fracture; on ductile and cleavage fracture in metals. (NT-O).&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ECE 505 &#8211; Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: ECE 342; PH 353. Fundamentals of quantum confinement; nanostructures optical properties; fabrication and characterization. (NT-O). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*ECE 569\/*MECH 569 &#8211; Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: ECE 331 with a C- or better or MECH 344. Credit not allowed for both ECE 569 and MECH 569.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Micro-electro-mechanical processes and applications in sensors, optics, and structures. (NT-O).&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ECE 673 &#8211; Thin Film Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: One course in thermodynamics. Microstructures of physically vapor-deposited films; thin-film morphological development; atomistic processes of condensation, nucleation, and growth. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRAD 544 &#8211; Ethical Conduct of Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Principles and practice of ethical conduct of research. 1 unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATH 535 &#8211; Foundations of Applied Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MATH 340 or MATH 345. Calculus of variations, perturbation methods, models of continuum, dimensional analysis, stochastic models, integral equations, diffusion. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATH 545 &#8211; Partial Differential Equations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MATH 340 or MATH 345 or MATH 530.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second order linear PDEs, elliptic and parabolic equations, equations of math physics, separation of variables, Fourier series. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATH 550\/ENGR 550 &#8211; Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MATH 340 or MATH 345 or MATH 530. Credit not allowed for both MATH 550 and ENGR 550. Finite elements, finite differences, spectral methods, method of lines, conservation laws; stability and convergence analysis for PDEs.&nbsp; 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATH 560 &#8211; Linear Algebra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MATH 369. Finite dimensional vector spaces, inner products, dual spaces, transformations, projections, adjoints, norms, eigenvalues, eigenvectors. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATH 561 &#8211; Numerical Analysis I<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CS 156 or CS 160 or CS 253 or MATH 151; MATH 560. Numerical linear algebra, solving nonlinear systems, least squares, and minimization. 4 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 525\/*BIOM 525 &#8211; Cell and Tissue Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: BC 351 or BMS 300 or BMS 500\/NB 501 or BZ 310. Cell and tissue engineering concepts and techniques with emphasis on cellular response, cell adhesion kinetics, and tissue engineering design. ($, NT-O). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 530 &#8211; Advanced Composite Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CIVE 360; MECH 331. Materials aspects of advanced composite constituents and how their combination yields synergistic results. (NT-V). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 531\/BIOM 531 &#8211; Materials Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MECH 331 or MECH 431. Credit not allowed for both MECH 531 and BIOM 531. Selection of structural engineering materials by properties, processing, and economics; materials for biomedical and biotechnology applications. (NT-O). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 532\/BIOM 532 &#8211; Materials Issues in Mechanical Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MECH 331. Credit not allowed for both MECH 532 and BIOM 532.&nbsp; Failure mechanisms from materials viewpoint with emphasis on use in design. Fracture, creep, fatigue, and corrosion. (NT-V\/O). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 569\/ECE 569 &#8211; Micro-Electro-Mechanical Devices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: ECE 331 with a C- or better or MECH 344. Credit not allowed for both MECH 569 and ECE 569. Micro-electro-mechanical processes and applications in sensors, optics, and structures. (NT-O). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 570\/ BIOM 570 &#8211; Bioengineering Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physiological and medical systems analysis using engineering methods including mechanics, fluid dynamics, control electronics, and signal processing. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 573\/BIOM 573 &#8211; Structure and Function of Biomaterials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: MECH 331. Credit not allowed for both MECH 573 and BIOM 573. Structure-function relationships of natural biomaterials; application to analysis of biomimetics. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MECH 628 &#8211; Applied Fracture Mechanics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: CIVE 560. Stress distribution near cracks; energy criteria for fracture; design criteria; fracture toughness testing. (NT-T). 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PH 531 &#8211; Introductory Solid State Physics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: PH 361; PH 451. Crystal structures and bonding, electronic levels and vibrations, dielectric, optical and magnetic properties, quasiparticles, superconductivity. 3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PH 631 &#8211; Solid State Physics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: PH 531. Electronic band structure and conduction phenomena; cohesive energy; lattice dynamics and thermal properties; metals; insulators; semiconductors.&nbsp;3 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PH 731 &#8211; Condensed Matter Theory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisite: PH 462; PH 531; PH 652. Second quantization; electrons; phonons; electron-phonon interaction; superconductivity; magnetism; spin waves; density-functional methods; symmetry. 3 units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Materials-Related Courses Across Campus CBE 501 &#8211; Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Prerequisite: CBE 210; MATH 340. Definition, correlation, and estimation of thermodynamic properties; non-ideal chemical and physical equilibria. 3 units CBE 514 &#8211; Polymer Science and Engineering Prerequisite: CHEM 343 or CHEM 346; or CHEM 474 or CBE 310. 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