Fundamentals of Materials Science. 3 credits

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Covers fundamentals of materials science with emphasis on physical topics including crystal structure and symmetry, dislocation theory, theory of interfaces, multicomponent phase diagrams, theory of phase transformations, nano-materials, metallic glasses. Includes a term project, assignments from current literature and application of computation in materials science. Offered by Physics & Astronomy . May not be repeated for credit. Equivalent to CSI 685 .