Course Descriptions

The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Description:
Thermal analysis. Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory for characterizing microstructure-property relationships. Effects of processing on microstructures, properties, and fracture surfaces in metal, ceramic and polymer systems.
Effective Dates:
FS03 - SS04

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Description:
Thermal analysis. Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory for characterizing microstructure-property relationships. Effects of processing on microstructures, properties, and fracture surfaces in metal, ceramic and polymer systems.
Effective Dates:
US04 - US04

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1   Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
(MSE 310 or concurrently) and (MSE 320 or concurrently)
Restrictions:
Open only to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis. Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory for characterizing microstructure-property relationships. Effects of processing on microstructures, properties, and fracture surfaces in metal, ceramic and polymer systems.
Effective Dates:
FS04 - US10

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1   Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
MSE 310 or concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis. Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory for characterizing microstructure-property relationships. Effects of processing on microstructures, properties, and fracture surfaces in metal, ceramic and polymer systems.
Effective Dates:
FS10 - US12

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 2   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1   Lab Hours: 3
Corequisite:
MSE 310 concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis. Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory for characterizing microstructure-property relationships. Effects of processing on microstructures, properties, and fracture surfaces in metal, ceramic and polymer systems.
Effective Dates:
FS12 - US14

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 2   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1   Lab Hours: 3
Corequisite:
MSE 310 concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering Major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis, microindentation techniques, quantitative optical microscopy, effects of alloying on creep deformation, slip systems in ionic crystals, environmental effects including galvanic corrosion, passivation.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - US15

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 2   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1   Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
MSE 310 or concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering Major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis, microindentation techniques, quantitative optical microscopy, effects of alloying on creep deformation, slip systems in ionic crystals, environmental effects including galvanic corrosion, passivation.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - US17

MSE 331 Materials Characterization Methods I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 2   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1   Lab Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
MSE 310 or concurrently
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Materials Science and Engineering Major.
Not open to students with credit in:
MSE 375
Description:
Thermal analysis, microindentation techniques, quantitative optical microscopy, effects of alloying on creep deformation, slip systems in ionic crystals, viscoelastic of solids, and polymer rheology.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open