EE 138: Electrical Properties of Materials

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 326

Prerequisites: PHYS 040C or PHYS 04HC; or equivalent; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior

Description: Introduces the electrical properties of materials. Includes the electron as a particle and a wave; hydrogen atom and the periodic table; chemical bonds; free-electron theory of metals; band theory of solids; semiconductors and dielectrics; measurements of material properties; and growth and preparation of semiconductors.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 138 or EE 285C.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

MSE 155 MSE 224
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 45/50 45/50
2024-25 19/50 19/50
2023-24 22/50 22/50
2022-23 37/50 37/50
2021-22 23/50 23/50
2020-21 27/50 27/50
2019-20 39/40 39/40
2018-19 31/40 31/40
2017-18 25/40 25/40
2016-17 35/40 35/40