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MSCI 323 - Materials Science I: Materials Physics

This course is part of an interdisciplinary sequence designed to cover the fundamental concepts required for further study of materials science. Basic principles of quantum mechanics including wave-particle duality and the probabilistic nature of matter, the Schrödinger equation and probability calculations, the quantum mechanical solutions for a particle in a box, a simple harmonic oscillator, and an electron in a hydrogen atom, basic classical and quantum statistical mechanical distributions, and basic physical principles of covalent bond formation will be covered in this overview course.

Prerequisites & Notes: CHEM 163 or CHEM 175; MSCI 201 or ENGR 170; PHYS 163 or concurrent; or instructor permission.
Credits: 1
Grade Mode: Letter


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