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MSE-4554: Polymer Engineering

Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to polymers from the MSE perspective. The basics of polymer syntheses and polymerization will be outlined. The relationship between processing, structure, and properties will be presented with respect to the performance and design requirements of typical polymer applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MSE-2044

Required By: ENGE-4735, MSE-4055, MSE-5504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.45 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.06%

Abby R Whittington202340.6%43.1%10.2%1.1%2.2%2.7%3.235
William C Hill202480.1%18.3%0.6%1.0%0.0%0.0%3.765
Richard L Clark202451.5%31.5%7.2%0.0%10.0%0.0%3.172
Earl J Foster201971.9%15.6%9.3%3.1%0.0%0.0%3.541

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