MSE 2060 - Atomic and Molecular Structure of Matter

(crosslisted) MAE 3130

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MSE 2610 strongly recommended. Co-meets with MSE 5860.

C. Watson.

This course covers the atomic and molecular structure of crystalline and noncrystalline materials as well as selected analytical techniques for structural interrogation. Selected topics include, basic elements of structure; order and disorder; crystals; semicrystalline materials; amorphous materials; molecular materials; x-ray diffraction; small angle x-ray scattering.