MNS 321Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Materials and Nano-Sciences
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Optical properties of and electrical transport in materials; topics may include insulators, semiconductors, metals, superconductors and their applications in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and nanocomposites.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- MNS221 - Physics and the Solid State (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7953 | 17 / 60 | TTh 11:30–12:50 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
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From 4 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
hardly learned anything from this course avoid Scholz if you can.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
7 posts and comments in 7 threads mention MNS 321, April 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
The self-satisfaction and superiority complex is palpable. The review session will probably be him berating students for not knowing the answer if they ask a question, if it even happens at all. 91 points, 27 comments
“Hello Everyone I have finished grading the midterm and you can view your results now. I am sorry to see that the class average was quite poor at 27/60, so about 45%. …”
u/uwrallyx: “What course”
u/PassiveAggressionUW: “MNS 321”
Winter 2021
Who's your least favourite prof of your undergrad? 12 points, 42 comments
u/Epic_Meow: “hard to actually remember all of them. probably scholz, but phys 121 scholz not mns 321 scholz.”
Spring 2020
Who is the shittiest prof in UW and why is it Paul Ward? 40 points, 29 comments
u/lichking786: “thats a weird way of spelling Gunther Scholz”
u/whm111: “Oh fuck， I will take MNS321 with him this spring”
Winter 2020
I simply cannot believe it 346 points, 12 comments
u/Mackiekayman: “Im all for ensuring things are fair. Yes the prof sounds arrogant however if the due date is set the due date is set. I called out a prof this term for having a broken syllabus. …”
u/lichking786: “Bro what you wrote here is Scholz 101. He changed the fucking syllabus 4 times last fall term in my MNS 321 class. Half the fucking class failed or got straight 50s because of this idiot. The entire department hates this guy but they dont do shit when we write them complaints.”
sometimes it be like that 153 points, 9 comments
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u/lichking786: “I took MNS 321 with him and he straight out would lie about number of people who failed the midterm and tell us not to worry about the exam but nope fucked all of us with it. Theres more. I'm just too lazy to type it all.”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 720 ME 738 ME 753 ME 760 ME 765 ME 770 ME 780 MEDVL 115 MEDVL 250R MNS 10 MNS 101 MNS 211 MNS 321 MNS 331 MSCI 100 MSCI 200A MSCI 211 MSCI 240 MSCI 261 MSCI 262 MSCI 271 MSCI 300B MSCI 311 MSCI 331 MSCI 332 MSCI 333 MSCI 342 MSCI 343 MSCI 422 MSCI 432 MSCI 446 MSCI 603 MSCI 605 …”
Winter 2017
Advice on choosing between Phys 112 and 122? 5 points, 7 comments
“Gotta take either of these courses to graduate, but phys 122 opens up a few MNS course possibilities so its a bit preferred. How difficult are these 2 courses compared to each other? …”
u/playa_arena: “… In my honest opinion, unless it's something like MNS 321 or MNS 410, you could probably override the PHYS 122 requirement. Most MNS courses, from my experience, are not too formal physics heavy, as long as you understand the concepts you should be fine. …”
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