SCIE 125 - Materials in Society

Institution:

Alfred University

Subject:

Science

Description:

Non-technical survey of the nature, sources, production, and uses of ceramics, metals, glasses, and plastics in the modern world. Includes relation of the material properties structure. Discusses materials as the enabling basis of our modern, technological society and highlights the possibilities of new materials. Covers environmental effects of the material's lifecycle from original production through disposal or reuse. Various quantification techniques are used to understand properties, statistics, measurements, and effects on society. Selected objects will be made or destructively examined to determine the material content in the associated hands-on laboratory. Fulfills the CLAS Quantitative Reasoning basic competency and counts as a lab science in general education. Note: Not open to students in the Inamori School of Engineering. (III) (F)

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfred.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 871-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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