Recent SemestersFall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023Class Size24 studentsCredits1PrerequisiteENGR R140 or concurrent enrollment and PHYS R131 and CHEM R120 Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is the laboratory portion of Materials Science and Engineering. It consists of experimental investigations of crystalline structures, the mechanical behavior of metals and polymers, cold-working, heat-treatment, material hardness, ductile-to-brittle fracture behavior, fatigue, equilibrium phase diagrams, steel microstructure and corrosion. Computers are used to control test equipment, gather and process data, and to visualize microscopic images.Usually HeldWed 5:30pm–8:20pm 