Advisory Faculty: Professor: KARABINOS. Associate Professors: D. LYNCH, STRAIT. Assistant Professors: AALBERTS, S. BOLTON, L. PARK, SCHOFIELD.
Materials Science is an interdisciplinary field which combines microscopic physics and chemistry in order to understand and control the properties of materials such as plastics, semiconductors, metals, liquid crystals, and biomaterials. Williams students with an interest in the properties of materials or in pursuing careers in materials science or a variety of engineering disciplines would benefit from following the courses in this cluster.
Core Course in Materials Science:
Chemistry/Physics 318 The Chemistry and Physics of Materials
Cluster Courses:
Biology 101 The Cell
Chemistry 201-202 Organic Chemistry
Chemistry 301 Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
Chemistry 302 Physical Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics
Chemistry/Environmental Studies 304 Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Chemistry 305 Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry
Geosciences 202 Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Mathematics 210 Differential Equations and Vector Calculus
Mathematics 315 Groups and Characters
Physics 201 Electricity and Magnetism
Physics 202 Waves and Optics
Physics 210 Mathematical Methods for Scientists
Physics 301 Introductory Quantum Physics
Physics 405T Electromagnetic Theory
Physics 411T Classical Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics
Physics 451 Solid State Physics