Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 3.08 (Fall 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Economic & Environmental Issues in Materials Selection 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Materials Science and Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Randolph Kirchain 
• Course Introduction:
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  3.080 Economic & Environmental Issues in Materials Selection
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a selection of lecture notes and assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Choice of material has implications throughout the life-cycle of a product, influencing many aspects of economic and environmental performance. This course will provide a survey of methods for evaluating those implications. Lectures will cover topics in material choice concepts, fundamentals of engineering economics, manufacturing economics modeling methods, and life-cycle environmental evaluation.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .xls.