MSE001. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering (3)The purpose of this course is to provide a general background of the field of materials science and engineering for undergraduate level students. Fundamental topics such as chemical bonding in materials, crystal structure and defects, diffusion, and phase diagrams will be introduced. Then the mechanical, electrical and optical properties of materials will be covered and information of types of materials and their applications be provided. Important concepts such as anisotropic properties of materials and their tensor representation will be introduced. This course covers different material systems such as metal, ceramics, polymer materials and semiconductor materials and offers examples of materials application in photonics, microelectronics, and other technology fields. Undergraduate student who have passed this course are expected to learn all the fundamental aspects of materials and engineering, especially to understand the principle of processing-structure-property-performance relationship in materials. Students majored in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering will all benefit from the in-class lectures.