Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2021
MSNE 411 001 (CRN: 11867)
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
Long Title: MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION FROM NANO TO MACRO
Department: Materials Science & NanoEng
Instructor: Loos, Peter J.
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR KCK 107 (23-AUG-2021 - 3-DEC-2021)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: (MSCI 301 OR MSNE 301) AND MSNE 304
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 5
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 2-OCT-2023 10:11PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
8-DEC-2021
2:00PM - 5:00PM W KCK 107
Description: Sample preparation, visible light microscopy, optical interferometry used for profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray spectroscopy and microanalysis, hardness testing, calorimetry, and thermo-gravimetric analysis. Applications include evaluation of composition, structure, properties, and defects as well as fractography and failure analysis. Structures of primary interest are those resulting from nonequilibrium processing. Required for the BS-MSNE. Cross-list: MSNE 511.