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ENGR 170: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
The relationship between structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials; introduction to physical and mechanical properties of materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites; and materials selection based on engineering design criteria. Processing includes: strengthening, deformation, phase equilibrium, and thermal treatments. Also offered as MSCI 201.
Offered in 13 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).
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Prerequisites
((CHEM 121 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 125 or CHEM 175) and ((MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 224 or MATH 225 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) and (PHYS 161) or HNRS 211) or (MATH 157 and PHYS 114))
Prerequisite tree
Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.
- CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70 - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80 - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) - MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
- MATH 114 Precalculus I
- CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80 - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) - MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5 - MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
requires MATH 224- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
- PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3 - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3 - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 - PHYS 114 Principles of Physics I
requires MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
Required by (11)
ENGR 225, MFGE 231, MSCI 321, MSCI 322, MSCI 323, MSCI 325, MSE 295, MSE 371, MSE 381, MSE 382, MSE 397C
What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
- ENGR 225 Mechanics of Materials
- MFGE 231 Introduction to Metal Manufacturing Processes
- MSCI 321 Materials Science I: Materials Chemistry
- MSCI 322 Materials Science I: Polymers & Composites
- MSCI 323 Materials Science I: Materials Physics
- MSCI 325 Materials Chemistry
- GEOL 460 Laser Ablation ICP-MS Theory and Applications in the Sciences
- MSE 295 Introduction to Directed Research in MSE
- MSE 371 Introduction to Plastics Materials and Processes
- CHEM 308 Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (continues on its page)
- CHEM 425V Chemistry of Renewable Energy
- MSE 331 Injection Molding (continues on its page)
- MSE 372 Introduction to Composite Materials and Processes (continues on its page)
- MSE 395 Directed Research in Materials Science & Engineering
- MSE 402 Cooperative Internship
- MSE 495 Directed Research in Polymer Materials Engineering
- MSE 381 Materials & Processes for Polymer Circularity
- MSE 382 Design for Circularity
- MSE 397C Polymer Materials and Processes
Syllabi and course websites
None listed yet.
Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Rider, David | 4 | Fall 2021 to Winter 2026 |
| Desler, Kirk | 2 | Fall 2022 to Winter 2023 |
| Misasi, John | 2 | Winter 2022 to Winter 2024 |
| Glosser, Debb | 1 | Fall 2026 |
| Grubb, Cecile | 1 | Winter 2027 |
| Peyron, Mark | 1 | Fall 2025 |
| Slesinger, Nathan | 1 | Winter 2021 |
| Wurth, Laura | 1 | Fall 2024 |
Every offering in the listed terms (13 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2027 | 01 | 11223 | Lecture | TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 321 | Grubb, Cecile | 0/36 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2026 | 0 | 40932 | Lecture | MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 321 | Glosser, Debb | 37/36 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2026 | 01 | 11333 | Lecture | TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 321 | Rider, David | 33/37 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2025 | 0 | 41009 | Lecture | MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 321 | Peyron, Mark | 40/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2025 | 01 | 11461 | Lecture | TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 106 | Rider, David | 22/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 41091 | Lecture | MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ONLINE SYNC | Wurth, Laura | 38/40 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Winter 2024 | 01 | 11739 | Lecture | TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 106 | Misasi, John | 16/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 41274 | Lecture | MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 106 | Rider, David | 40/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2023 | 01 | 11905 | Lecture | MW 11:00am-12:50pm · ET 106 | Desler, Kirk | 13/39 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 41374 | Lecture | MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ET 106 | Desler, Kirk | 30/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2022 | 01 | 12120 | Lecture | MW 3:00pm-4:50pm · ET 106 | Misasi, John | 10/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 41532 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Rider, David | 31/40 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | 01 | 12323 | Lecture | TR 4:30pm-6:20pm · REMOTE SYNC | Slesinger, Nathan | 17/40 | Face to Face Instruction |