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MSE-4414: Physical Ceramics

Description: Study of the relationships between the physical properties (thermal, optical, mechanical, electrical and magnetic) and the structure and composition of ceramics at the atomic and microscopic level as affected by processing and service environment. Emphasis will be placed on application and design using structural ceramics.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MSE-2044

Required By: ENGE-4735, MSE-4055, MSE-4434

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 11

Average GPA: 3.39 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 38.13%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.05%

Peizhen Lu202063.6%36.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.641
Galdeano Carolina Tallon202359.9%33.3%5.6%0.0%0.5%0.6%3.495
William C Hill202254.1%44.5%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.552
Christine C Burgoyne202442.6%39.0%12.6%5.8%0.0%0.0%3.162
Alexander O Aning202225.0%41.7%8.3%8.3%8.3%8.3%2.751

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