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| | Undergraduate Course Descriptions | Materials Science and Engineering | University of Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Theory of elasticity, stress, strain, constitutive equations, isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, wave propagation in brittle solids, time dependent deformation, viscoelasticity, vibrations, damping, anelasticity, creep, design of creep resistant microstructures, deformation of polymers, physics of fracture, fracture mechanisms, brittle fracture, ductile fracture, design of fracture-resistant microstructures. |
 | | Concepts introduced in Materials Science I, energetics and materials processing are used to provide an understanding of the development of structure in metals and alloys, and the dependence of properties on structure. |
 | | Undergraduate students are admitted to the Department of Material Science Engineering through the School of Engineering Admissions Office. |
| www.engr.pitt.edu /materials/undergrad/courses.html (1498 words) |
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