Introduction to Materials Chemistry

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the interesting world of materials. Materials properties range from mechanical to electrical and our goal is to understand how these materials are created from a chemical perspective. To create a novel functional material, researchers study the relationship between composition, structure, and properties. The goal of this course is to give a broad survey of (1) how materials are made: from nanometer scale to macroscopic size, (2) how we describe the structure of materials, and (3) how we exploit the properties to create functional devices. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in CHEM 101 .