MET 400/500 Fundamentals of Glass and Ceramic Engineering

Credits: (3-0) 3

A course concerned with the principles that underpin the engineering of nonmetallic, inorganic solids. Topics covered in the first portion of the course include crystallography, glass structure, and microstructural defects in ceramics. The second portion of the course explores the mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of glasses and ceramics. Characteristic differences between ceramics and metals are emphasized throughout the course. Connections to the related fields of mineralogy and geology are also developed.

Prerequisites: CHEM 112 and (MET 232 or MET 233 or BME 233)
Notes: Students enrolled in MET 500 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in MET 400.

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