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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: 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

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