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EECE.4330 Electronic Materials (Formerly 16.333/EECE.3330)

Id: 003180 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

The production and processing of materials into finished products constitute a large part of the present economy. To prepare students for the use of a variety of traditional and new materials, this course will cover: atomic structure and chemical bonding, crystal geometry and defects, mechanical properties and phase diagrams of metals and alloys, electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers; brief description of electronic, quantum electronic and photonic devices; benefits and difficulties of materials design with decreasing dimensions from millimeters to micrometers and to nanometers.

Prerequisites

MATH.1320 Calculus II and PHYS.1440 Physics II.

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