MATERIALS SCIENCE STUDIES

Advisory Faculty: Professor: KARABINOS, D. LYNCH***. Associate Professors: S. BOLTON*, L. PARK, STRAIT. Assistant Professors: AALBERTS, SCHOFIELD**.

Materials Science is an interdisciplinary field which combines microscopic physics and chemistry in order to understand and control the properties of materials such as plastics, semiconductors, metals, liquid crystals, and biomaterials. Williams students with an interest in the properties of materials or in pursuing careers in materials science or a variety of engineering disciplines would benefit from following the courses in this program.

Core Course in Materials Science:

1. Chemistry/Physics 318 Materials Science: The Chemistry and Physics of Materials

Related Courses:

1. Biology 101 The Cell
2. Chemistry 016 Glass and Glassblowing
3. Chemistry 156 Organic Chemistry
   and Chemistry 251 Organic Chemistry
4. Chemistry 155 Current Topics in Chemistry
   or Chemistry 256 Foundations of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
5. Chemistry 301 Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
6. Chemistry 302 Physical Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics
7. Chemistry/Environmental Studies 304 Instrumental Methods of Analysis
8. Chemistry 305 Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry
9. Geosciences 202 Mineralogy and Geochemistry
10. Mathematics 209 (formerly MATH 210) Differential Equations and Vector Calculus
11. Mathematics 315 Groups and Characters
12. Physics 015 Electronics
13. Physics 201 Electricity and Magnetism
14. Physics 202 Waves and Optics
15. Physics/Mathematics 210 Mathematical Methods for Scientists
16. Physics 301 Introductory Quantum Physics
17. Physics 405T Electromagnetic Theory
18. Physics 411T Classical Mechanics
19. Physics 451 Solid State Physics