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Course: 2025/2026

Materials Science
(18717)
Bachelor in Sciences (Plan: 453 - Estudio: 368)


Coordinating teacher: ALVAREDO OLMOS, PAULA

Department assigned to the subject: Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
General Chemistry Organic Chemistry
Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES: - Understand the fundamental principles of materials science and engineering. - Understand the basic relationships between structure, chemical bonding, and properties of the most important materials. - Become familiar with the most important groups and families of materials. - Understand the most important processes involved in the industrial processing of materials. - Know the most important applications of materials science and engineering. - Be able to estimate the goodness of fit of a model to experimental reality. - Understand the limitations of the statistical methods used and their validity conditions. - Evaluate the impact in these areas of the use of Sustainable Chemistry products. - Correctly apply the chemical and physical protocols according to the application for the evaluation of environmental risks of products derived from nanotechnology. - Show sensitivity towards environmental issues. - Demonstrate ethical awareness and empathy with the environment. - Recognize the ethical dimension of scientific and technical development.
Description of contents: programme
Study of different materials: metallic, ceramic, polymers and composites. Manufacturing and treating techniques of materials. Structure of materials. Mechanical testing of materials. Conductor, semiconductor, isolating materials: application in electric technology. Materials performance. Selection criteria.
Learning activities and methodology
Masterly classes, classes to solve doubts in reduced groups, student presentations, individual tutorship and personal work of the student; oriented to acquire theoretical knowledge (3 ECTS credits). Laboratory classes, classes for solving problems in reduced groups; individual tutorship and personal work of the student; oriented to acquire practical knowledge related to subject program (3 ECTS credits).
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • ASHBY MF, JONES DRH. Materiales para Ingeniería 1 y 2. . Reverté. 2008
  • ASKELAND DR. Ciencia e Ingeniería de los Materiales. International Thomson. 4ª Edición, 2001
  • CALLISTER WD. Ciencia e Ingeniería de los Materiales. Reverté. 3ª Edición, Barcelona, 1995
  • MANGONON PL. Ciencia de Materiales. Selección y Diseño. Prentice Hall. 2001
  • SMITH WF.. Fundamentos de la Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales. McGraw-Hill, 3ª Edición, Madrid. 2003

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.