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Virginia Tech

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: 149

Average GPA: 3.08 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.02%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.87%

Sean G Corcoran202161.2%26.8%7.2%3.0%1.4%0.4%3.4119
Richard L Clark202433.6%43.7%15.1%3.2%1.8%2.6%3.0556
Alexander O Aning202319.6%33.4%30.0%7.7%6.4%2.9%2.5312
Yu Wang200946.3%40.0%9.3%4.1%0.3%0.0%3.304
Maureen Julian201930.1%37.8%22.4%4.9%3.4%1.3%2.8817
Richard O Claus200686.7%8.4%1.4%0.0%3.6%0.0%3.742
Peizhen Lu200825.1%67.4%4.2%2.0%1.3%0.0%3.143
Thomas W Staley201028.9%55.5%12.9%1.2%0.7%0.8%3.094
Diana Farkas201430.3%46.7%11.5%8.4%1.8%1.2%2.933
Suneel Kumar Kodambaka20233.1%33.0%42.3%17.4%1.1%3.1%2.191
Wenjun Cai202353.3%35.3%9.5%0.8%0.4%0.7%3.385
Levon V Asryan201135.1%48.2%14.1%0.9%0.9%0.9%3.151
Diane C Folz201380.5%13.3%4.5%0.8%0.8%0.0%3.702
Mitsuhiro Murayama202420.8%54.1%13.9%0.3%3.8%6.9%2.922
George E Morgan200843.3%53.3%0.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%3.381
Stephen L Kampe200734.1%34.4%16.7%8.3%6.5%0.0%2.783
Shashank Priya201059.3%22.0%12.2%3.9%1.7%0.8%3.343
Robert W Hendricks201362.6%26.1%7.0%0.0%2.8%1.4%3.493
Dwight D Viehland202464.0%27.9%6.5%0.0%0.9%0.6%3.553
Hesham M Elmkharram202310.8%21.7%27.5%13.3%10.0%16.7%2.111
Galdeano Carolina Tallon201633.1%50.8%8.8%0.8%3.2%3.2%3.111
Celine Hin201419.4%49.2%25.4%1.5%1.5%3.0%2.801
Hanna Kindlund202429.7%43.3%17.5%1.3%4.0%4.1%2.921
Davresh J Hasanyan201231.2%50.1%13.4%0.0%0.9%4.5%3.111

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