MAT SCI 150
Introduction to Polymers
Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Polymerization mechanisms, molecular weight and distribution, chemical structure and bonding, structure crystallinity, and morphology and their effects on physical properties. Glassy polymers, springy polymers, elastomers, adhesives. Fiber forming polymers, polymer processing technology, plasticiation.
Letter grading.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
MAT SCI 150
- MAT SCI 140AMaterials Selection and Engineering Design A
- MAT SCI 140BMaterials Selection and Engineering Design B
- MAT SCI 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materials
- MAT SCI 250BAdvanced Composite Materials
- MAT SCI M297CComposites Manufacturing
- MECH&AE M297CComposites Manufacturing
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 6 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.





