THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MATH 222 and ( CHEM 104 , 109 , or 115 ), or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the basic principles of the thermodynamics to important processes in materials such as diffusion, phase transformations, and chemical reactions Audience: Undergraduate 2. Predict the stable chemical and physical state of materials under different thermal, mechanical, and chemical conditions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate the mutual conversion between the chemical energy of a material and other forms of energy such as thermal, mechanical, electrical Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate the solutions to technical problems through written assignments and group activities Audience: Undergraduate 5. Connect materials thermodynamics to societal problems in energy and human health Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the basic principles of the thermodynamics to important processes in materials such as diffusion, phase transformations, and chemical reactions Audience: Undergraduate 2. Predict the stable chemical and physical state of materials under different thermal, mechanical, and chemical conditions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate the mutual conversion between the chemical energy of a material and other forms of energy such as thermal, mechanical, electrical Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate the solutions to technical problems through written assignments and group activities Audience: Undergraduate 5. Connect materials thermodynamics to societal problems in energy and human health Audience: Undergraduate