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MSE-2034: Elements of Materials Engineering

Description: This course is designed to introduce the non-MSE student to the structures and properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the processing and design limitations of these materials, as well as being introduced to new classes of materials being developed to meet the ever expanding range of material requirements. Non-MSE majors only.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 58

Average GPA: 3.08 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.28%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.85%

Sean G Corcoran202457.9%30.9%7.5%1.0%2.5%0.3%3.364
Richard L Clark202436.0%42.1%14.4%3.0%2.0%2.5%3.0839
Alexander O Aning202315.5%37.5%25.0%7.7%5.2%9.1%2.532
Wenjun Cai202353.3%35.3%9.5%0.8%0.4%0.7%3.385
Levon V Asryan202484.2%13.9%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.791
Guo Quan Lu202418.1%42.3%32.4%5.4%0.0%1.8%2.701
Dwight D Viehland202475.4%18.6%4.2%0.0%0.0%1.7%3.721
Mitsuhiro Murayama202420.0%40.1%20.0%0.0%6.1%13.8%2.791
Maureen Julian201949.2%25.3%14.1%5.7%1.4%4.2%3.231
Hanna Kindlund202429.7%43.3%17.5%1.3%4.0%4.1%2.921
Suneel Kumar Kodambaka20233.1%33.0%42.3%17.4%1.1%3.1%2.191
Hesham M Elmkharram202310.8%21.7%27.5%13.3%10.0%16.7%2.111

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer I 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W