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This course presents the student with a general vision of the most important areas in Mechanical Engineering, and also their impact on the current technological society. Topics about fundamentals of engineering design, materials engineering, manufacturing processes, energy,English,- conversion, machine design and construction are discussed from several points of view, both empirical and analytical.

This course gives the student a conceptual framework for understanding the behavior of materials in engineering: metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. This course emphasizes in the relation between the structure at several scales (nano, micro and macro scale) and the physical and mechanical properties of materials in order to understand the mechanical processes of fabrication as well as treatments to modify properties.