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Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Materials Science (MSCI)

Rice Course Schedule as of 03/24/2000. This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar (reg@rice.edu).

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MSCI   301 MATERIALS SCIENCE                        Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Introduction to the science of solid materials covering
metals ,ceramics, plastics, and semiconductors. The properties of solid
materials from atomic and macroscopic points of view.
Prereq- Math 101, Chem 101, Phys 101
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM GL*106   Barrera, Enrique               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   303 MATERIALS SCIENCE JUNIOR LAB             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Introductory laboratory course.  Open to junior materials science
majors.
001 TBA     TBA                      Cunningham, Robert             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   404 MATERIALS ENGINEERING & DESIGN           Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
Technological aspects of materials selection, design, failure, and
analysis. Laboratory time is spent in an industrial setting.
Prereq- Msci 301.  Enrollment for non-Materials Science majors only by
permission of instructor.
001 MW      08:00AM-08:50AM ME*123   Cunningham, Robert             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   406 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Survey of electrical, magnetic, thermal, and optical properties of
metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics based upon elementary band
theory concepts.
Prereq- Math 211.
001 TTH     08:00AM-09:20AM ME*123   Yakobson, Boris                *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   411 METALLOGRAPHY&PHASE RELATIONS            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Microstructures which may be observed in metals and alloys; optical
metallorgraphy in addition to more sophisticated techniques:  relation
between structure and properties.
Prereq- Msci 301.
001 TBA     TBA                      Brotzen, Franz                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   415 CERAMICS AND GLASSES                     Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Fundamentals of ceramic and glassy materials, including phase relations,
theoretical properties, structure, bonding, and design.
Prereq- Msci 301.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM          Stemmer, Susanne               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   500 MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINAR                Credits 0.00  Spring 2000
A series of biweekly seminars on selected topics in Materials Science.
001 M       04:00PM-05:00PM ME*123   Barrera, Enrique               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   501 MATERIALS SCIENCE SEMINAR                Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
A series of biweekly seminars on selected topics in Materials Science.
001 M       04:00PM-05:00PM ME*123   Barrera, Enrique               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   569 CORROSION                                Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Survey of surface activity and corrosion processes on metals,
semiconductors, and insulating materials.
Prereq- Msci 301.
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   594 PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Study of the molecular organization and physical properties of polymeric
materials.  Includes elastomeric, semicrystalline, and glassy polymers,
as well as the processing and technology of polymeric systems.
Also offered as Ceng 594.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM PL*120   Armeniades, Constantine        *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   614 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   615 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0
002                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MSCI   645 THIN FILMS                               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Deposition, characterization, and evaluation of the electronic,
magnetic, and mechanical properties of thin films will be discussed.
Special problems associated with the application of conventional bulk
material characterization techniques to the case of thin films will be
considered. The applications of thin films to devices such as
transistors, integrated circuits, memory arrays, surface acoustic wave
devices, optical waveguides and modulators, and microelectromechanical
systems will be covered.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM          Rabson, Thomas                 *CURRENT ENR: 0



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