Coordinator: Associate Professor Trevor Finlayson (School of Physics and Materials Engineering)
This
discipline is intended for students of physical science who seek an
understanding of the structure and properties of solid materials and the
relationships between them. Studies in materials science are offered by the
School of Physics and Materials Engineering. Throughout a major in materials
science, structure property relationships are studied among all classes of
materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, glasses and composites), and the
contents of individual units focus on experimental measurement of
microstructure and properties, materials synthesis and their technological
significance.
A level-one unit, MSC1012, will be offered for the first time in second
semester 2002. In subsequent years, entry into the level-two units would
normally be made after the completion of either MSC1012 (for BSc students and
those in double-degree combinations other than BSc/BE) or ENG1501 (for BSc/BE
students).
A major in materials science for students commencing their studies in 2002
would normally consist of MSC1012 (or ENG1501) together with at least six
points of study at level one in either physics or chemistry, followed by the
level-two and level-three units listed below.
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