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MAT SCI 104 · MSE 104Science of Engineering Materials

Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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General introduction to different types of materials used in engineering designs: metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites, relationship between structure (crystals and microstructure) and properties of technological materials. Illustration of their fundamental differences and their applications in engineering.

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Requisites

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Requisites: Chemistry 20A, 20B, 20L, Physics 1A. Corequisite: Physics 1B.

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  • CHEM 20A
  • CHEM 20B
  • CHEM 20L
  • PHYSICS 1A

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PHYSICS 1B

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MAT SCI 104

  • CHEM 20AChemical Structure
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
      • MATH 1Precalculus
  • PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
    • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
    • CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists Ianother path to it
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
    • CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced
      • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientistsanother path to it
      • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Studentsanother path to it
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
    • CHEM 20AHChemical Structure (Honors)
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
    • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
    • PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
    • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
    • MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
      • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
      • MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  • CHEM 20LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
      • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
      • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
      • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
    • CHEM 14BGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists II
      • LIFESCI 30BMathematics for Life Scientists
      • CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists Ianother path to it
      • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
      • CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhancedanother path to it
      • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
    • CHEM 20AChemical Structureanother path to it
    • CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Changeanother path to it

5 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 39 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

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MAT SCI 104

  • MAT SCI 110Introduction to Materials Characterization A (Crystal Structure, Nanostructures, and X-Ray Scattering)
    • MAT SCI 120Physics of Materialsanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 210Diffraction Methods in Science of Materials
  • MAT SCI 110LIntroduction to Materials Characterization A Laboratory
  • BIOENGR CM178Introduction to Biomaterials
    • BIOENGR C179Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions
    • BIOENGR 282Biomaterial Interfaces
  • MAT SCI 120Physics of Materials
    • MAT SCI 121Materials Science of Semiconductors
      • MAT SCI 121LMaterials Science of Semiconductors Laboratory
    • MAT SCI 200Principles of Materials Science I2 more beyond
      • MAT SCI 226Si-CMOS Technology: Selected Topics in Materials Scienceanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 221Science of Electronic Materials
      • MAT SCI 226Si-CMOS Technology: Selected Topics in Materials Scienceanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 222Growth and Processing of Electronic Materials
    • MAT SCI 223Materials Science of Thin Films
    • MAT SCI 225Materials Science of Surfaces
  • MAT SCI 122Principles of Electronic Materials Processing
  • C&EE C182Rigid and Flexible Pavements: Design, Materials, and Serviceability
  • MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solids1 more beyond
    • MAT SCI 131Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions2 more beyond
      • MAT SCI 131LDiffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions Laboratory
    • MAT SCI 160Introduction to Ceramics and Glassesanother path to it
    • CH ENGR C111Cryogenics and Low-Temperature Processes
    • MAT SCI CM163Electrochemical Processes
    • MAT SCI 222Growth and Processing of Electronic Materialsanother path to it
    • CH ENGR CM114Electrochemical Processes
    • MAT SCI 226Si-CMOS Technology: Selected Topics in Materials Science
    • MAT SCI CM263Electrochemical Processes
  • MAT SCI 143AMechanical Behavior of Materials
    • MAT SCI 143LMechanical Behavior Laboratory
    • MAT SCI 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materialsanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 243AFracture of Structural Materials
    • MAT SCI 243CDislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms in Solids
  • MECH&AE 183AIntroduction to Manufacturing Processes
    • MAT SCI M297BMaterial Processing in Manufacturing
    • MECH&AE 162DMechanical Engineering Design I
      • MECH&AE 162EMechanical Engineering Design II
    • MECH&AE C183CRapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
    • MECH&AE M297BMaterial Processing in Manufacturing
  • MAT SCI 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materials
    • MAT SCI 250BAdvanced Composite Materials
    • MAT SCI M297CComposites Manufacturing
    • MECH&AE M297CComposites Manufacturing
  • MAT SCI 160Introduction to Ceramics and Glasses
    • MAT SCI 140AMaterials Selection and Engineering Design A
      • MAT SCI 140BMaterials Selection and Engineering Design B
    • MAT SCI 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materialsanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 161Processing of Ceramics and Glasses
      • MAT SCI 161LLaboratory in Ceramicsanother path to it
    • MAT SCI 161LLaboratory in Ceramics
    • MAT SCI 246AMechanical Properties of Nonmetallic Crystalline Solids
    • MAT SCI 246BStructure and Properties of Glass
    • MAT SCI 246DElectronic and Optical Properties of Ceramics
  • BIOENGR CM278Introduction to Biomaterials
    • BIOENGR C279Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions
    • BIOENGR 282Biomaterial Interfacesanother path to it
  • MAT SCI 162Electronic Ceramics
  • MAT SCI CM180Introduction to Biomaterials
  • MAT SCI CM280Introduction to Biomaterials

15 courses list this as a requisite. Showing 60 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

  • Fall 2025
  • Winter 2026
  • Spring 2026
  • Summer 2026
  • Fall 2026
  • Winter 2027
  • Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.