— Kinetics of Materials

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Basic kinetic laws and the principles governing phase transformations. Applications in diffusion, oxidation, nucleation, growth and spinodal transformations. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Scientific Literacy (SL); Visual Literacy (VL). EMS 164 — Kinetics of Materials (4 units) Course Description: Basic kinetic laws and the principles governing phase transformations. Applications in diffusion, oxidation, nucleation, growth and spinodal transformations. Prerequisite(s): ( ENG 045 C- or better or ENG 045Y C- or better); EMS 160 ; ( ECH 060 or ECH 060V or ENG 006 or ECS 032A or ECS 032AV ). Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Scientific Literacy (SL); Visual Literacy (VL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Scientific Literacy (SL); Visual Literacy (VL). EMS 164 — Kinetics of Materials (4 units) Course Description: Basic kinetic laws and the principles governing phase transformations. Applications in diffusion, oxidation, nucleation, growth and spinodal transformations. Prerequisite(s): ( ENG 045 C- or better or ENG 045Y C- or better); EMS 160 ; ( ECH 060 or ECH 060V or ENG 006 or ECS 032A or ECS 032AV ). Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Scientific Literacy (SL); Visual Literacy (VL). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.