MECH&AE 285 · MAE 285Mechanics of Soft Matter
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to fundamental physical phenomena occurring in soft matter systems, and application of their knowledge to engineering problems. Fundamental concepts of soft materials mechanics including interfacial thermodynamics, wetting, rheology, and emergent phenomena. Presentation of various canonical systems including colloidal suspension, polymer, emulsions, and biological tissue systems.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 82, 103, 105A, 105D.
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MECH&AE 285
- MECH&AE 82Mathematics of Engineering
- MECH&AE M20Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- MECH&AE 103Elementary Fluid Mechanics
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MECH&AE 105AIntroduction to Engineering Thermodynamics
- MECH&AE 105DTransport Phenomena
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