MNS 410Special Topics in Solid-State Materials

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Materials and Nano-Sciences

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

After a review of the essential concepts in solid-state materials, in-depth discussion includes two or three of the following topics: transistors, semiconducting materials and devices, superconducting materials and superconductivity-based devices (such as Josephson junctions, SQUIDS), effects of low dimensionality and interfaces, quantum dots, magnetoresistance, spintronics, multiferroics, topological phases, and, nanofabrication of new materials.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Materials & Nanosciences

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	6874	0 / 50	TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 701	2575	20 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention MNS 410, 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.

Spring 2019

Jul 23, 2019 Does anyone know where to find the special topic courses offered for undergraduate Physics 435 and MNS 410 , 431? 5 points, 4 comments

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Winter 2017

Apr 27, 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. …”