Thermodynamics of Materials

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: (PHYSICS 140 and PHYSICS 141) and MATH 215 and (MATSCIE 220 or MATSCIE 250) and MATSCIE 254. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite. (4 credits) The laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Applications to solid and liquid materials. Mass and energy balances. Gas reactions. Phase diagrams. Ellingham, Pourbaix and stability diagrams.