ENGR 245 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
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Acceptable for credit, UC, CSU, and for MATE 210, 215 credit, Cal Poly. Associate Degree Applicable
Sect#
Days
Time
Instructor Room
70956 T
Th
71477
W
Units: 3 - 5 hours per week: (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A.
Instructor:
Office:
ericbeaton@charter.net
Hrs:
TBA
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/ericbeaton/
Hm Ph# 805
543-5123
Catalog Description:
Presents the fundamentals of the structure of
matter. Introduces physical and mechanical properties of materials including
metals, alloys, ceramics, insulating materials, semi-conductors, and polymers.
Provides a study of heat treatments, materials selection, corrosion phenomena,
and equilibrium diagrams.
Course Objectives:
Text:
Grading:
· There will be 6 exams each worth 100 points (I will drop the lowest exam).
· There will be 9 Labs each worth 45 points.
· There will be 1 Paper (2-page) worth 100 points
· Suggested homework will not be collected but some of the test questions will come directly from the assigned problems with slight modifications.
100 – 90% A
89 – 80% B
79 – 70% C
69 – 60% D
59 – 0% F
Note: I reserve the right to lower the scale in your favor if I feel it is warranted.
Exams:
There will be no Make-up Exams but I will drop 1
exam. Some of the exam questions will come directly from the assigned homework
problems with slight modifications. All exam are closed book but I will allow
you to bring one 3x5 card with whatever you want on it (front and back). All
work must be shown for credit.
Labs:
The first few labs will be here in Rm 4118 (Rm 4402
– DE class) and then we will be
using the Materials Lab at Cal Poly (bldg: 41 Rm: 201). You will be put into
groups of 3 for the labs. Part of your lab grade will be based on your group
work / data sheets (25 points). The remaining 20 points comes from the lab
worksheet.
Paper:
A two-page paper on the topic of the use of a
new or existing material in a new or unique way will be worth 100 points. I expect
at least 3 references from books, periodicals, or the Internet. Single spaced,
12pt font, normal margins. Download instructions on paper (research_paper.doc)
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Download Syllabus in Word format (syllabus.doc )
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