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The mechanical behavior of metals, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials in mechanical designs considering multiple factors such as structure, processing, and physical properties. Practical and specific performance analyses of structural materials are examined.
MSE 501 or MSE 502A or MECH 331; MATH 340 or MATH 345.
Section 801
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Optional
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
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Dr. Kaka Ma is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Advanced Materials Discovery at Colorado State University (CSU). She earned her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from University of California (UC), Davis in December 2010, and continued her postdoctoral research at UC Davis and UC Irvine before she joined CSU. She was also a lecturer for an upper-level undergraduate course, Materials in Engineering Design, at UC Davis from 2014 to 2015. She received her B.S. in materials physics from University of Science and Technology of China in June 2006. She has strong teaching and research interests in sustainable materials development and manufacturing for energy and aerospace applications. Email: Kaka.Ma@colostate.edu
Learn more at: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~kkma/