Course Syllabus
Course: ENGR 2160
Division: Natural Science and Math
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Title: Materials Science
Semester Approved: Spring 2024
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2028
End Semester: Fall 2029
Catalog Description: The Materials Science course explores how the atomic and microstructure of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites affect material properties, such as diffusion, elasticity, hardness, work hardening, failure modes, phase transformations, crystallinity, corrosion, conductivity, etc. Methods for selecting materials for engineering applications are examined.
Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
Prerequisites: Calculus II (MATH 1220), Principles of Chemistry I (CHEM 1210)
Corequisites: N/A
Justification: This course is designed as a component of the standard preprofessional curriculum in engineering. As a foundational class, significant emphasis is placed on the process of problem solving and appropriate presentation of the analysis. This course is designed to be equivalent to those taught by engineering programs in the Utah system as ENGR 2160.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to explain material behavior based on atomic bonding and microstructure of the primary classes of engineering materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, composites). Students will be assessed through homework assignments, projects, exams, and/or quizzes.
Students will be able to analyze problems using material structure and properties to predict material behavior. Students will be assessed through homework assignments, projects, exams, and/or quizzes.
Students will be able to understand the failure modes of various materials in engineering applications. Students will be assessed through homework assignments, projects, exams, and/or quizzes.
Students will be able to appropriately select materials for a given set of engineering requirements. Students will be assessed through homework assignments, projects, exams, and/or quizzes.
Content:
Topics for this course will include, but are not limited to, the following:• atomic structure and bonding• crystalline and amorphous structure, solid imperfections, and dislocations• solid diffusion• metals (stress-strain, hardness, and strengthening / failure by fracture, fatigue, and creep / phase diagrams and transformations)• ceramics• polymers and their processing• composites• corrosion• thermal properties• electrical, magnetic, and optical properties• material selection strategies.As part of the content, we will consider how engineers must consider approaches to satisfying competing requirements.
Key Performance Indicators:
Students will demonstrate competency of the Student Learning Outcomes by:
Homework assignments 20 to 30%
Quizzes 0 to 15%
Projects 0 to 15%
Exams 50 to 70%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
The text will be selected by the instructor. Representative textbooks are listed below.
Callister and Rethwisch. Material Science & Engineering; An Introduction, recent edition, J. Wiley & Sons.
Askeland and Wright, The Science and Engineering of Materials, recent edition, CL Engineering.
Shackleford. Introduction to Material Science for Engineers, recent edition, Pearson.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be taught in a classroom setting where students are expected to come prepared for the class having read the course materials in advance. Classroom lectures will build upon the explanations of the principles of engineering mechanics from the textbook, allow for open discussion of the topics as well as discussions on applications of those principles in every-day scenarios. Classroom problem solving in small and large groups will further reinforce student knowledge of the principles. Small group problem solving allows all students to interact and collaborate with problem solving and allow for more classroom input on ideas and knowledge to further advance the students understanding of the principles with the input of the instructor and their peers.In addition to group lectures, students participate in student-led breakout discussions in small groups promote inclusive learning of all students among their peers. Students are provided opportunities for success as well as making mistakes and failing in a safe environment, where they can try again and apply what they have learned in the process. Students are reminded that our safe classroom environment provides them opportunities to falter and grow in the process, and is not a reflection of fixed, natural abilities, or lack thereof.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size: 24
Optimum Class Size: 24
