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Materials Science and Engineering Introductory Courses

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MATSCI 70N. Building the Future: Invention and Innovation with Engineering Materials

MATSCI 81N. Bioengineering Materials to Heal the Body

MATSCI 159Q. Japanese Companies and Japanese Society

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Stanford Introductory Seminars (IDS, ISF, ISS) Courses

MATSCI 70N. Building the Future: Invention and Innovation with Engineering Materials

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. The technological importance of materials in human civilization is captured in historical names such as the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. The present Information Age could rightly be called the Silicon Age. The pivotal roles of materials in the development of new technologies. Quantitative problem sets, field trips, and formal presentations of small-group projects. GER:DB-EngrAppSci

5 units, Spr (Bravman, J)

MATSCI 81N. Bioengineering Materials to Heal the Body

(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. How scientists and engineers are designing new materials for surgeon to use in replacing body parts such as heart tissue or the spinal cord. How cells, in the body and transplanted stem cells, communicate with implanted materials. Real-world examples of materials developed for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies. Students identify a clinically important disease or injury that requires a better material, research approaches to the problem, and debate possible engineering solutions. GER:DB-EngrAppSci

3 units, Win (Heilshorn, S)

MATSCI 159Q. Japanese Companies and Japanese Society

(S,Sem) (Same as ENGR 159Q.) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. The structure of a Japanese company from the point of view of Japanese society. Visiting researchers from Japanese companies give presentations on their research enterprise. The Japanese research ethic. The home campus equivalent of a Kyoto SCTI course. GER:DB-SocSci

3 units, Spr (Sinclair, R)

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