SCHEDULE II

                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

           COMMON STOCK-MATERIAL SCIENCES

                    GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                                11/28/03            4,300-            9.5377
                                11/26/03            4,000-            9.5080
                                11/25/03            5,000-            9.6688
                                11/24/03            5,000-            9.6166
                                11/24/03            1,200-            9.5125
                                11/24/03            1,180             9.5900
                                11/21/03            5,000-            9.6210
                                11/20/03            5,000-            9.5070
                                11/19/03            5,000-            9.5510
                                11/18/03            4,500-            9.7411
                                11/17/03            5,000-            9.5064
                                11/14/03              500-            9.8500
                                11/13/03            5,000-            9.8688
                                11/12/03            5,000-            9.4764
                                11/11/03            5,500-            9.4858
                                11/10/03            3,000-            9.5500
                                11/07/03            1,500-            9.7393
                                11/07/03            4,733             9.8603
                                11/06/03            5,000-            9.9910
                                11/06/03            1,578            10.0500
                                11/06/03            1,200-            9.9975
                                11/05/03            2,104             9.8856
                                11/05/03            5,000-            9.8460
                                11/04/03            5,000-            9.6802
                                11/04/03            2,805             9.7216
                                11/03/03            1,330-            9.5552
                                11/03/03            4,000-            9.5715
                                10/31/03            5,000-            9.3270
                                10/31/03            2,250-            9.3202
                                10/30/03            4,800-            9.2938
                                10/29/03            1,200-            9.3000
                                10/28/03            2,000-            9.3045
                                10/27/03            5,000-            9.3332
                                10/24/03            5,000-            9.3710
                                10/23/03            3,000-            9.7850
                                10/22/03            5,000-            9.8302
                                10/21/03            5,000-            9.9160
                                10/21/03            2,000-            9.9310
                                10/20/03            5,000-            9.9646
                                10/17/03            5,000-            9.9748
                                10/16/03            8,000-           10.0791
                     GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
                         WOODLAND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                                11/26/03              270-            9.5200
  11/21/03              500             9.6900
                         GABELLI ASSET FUND
                                11/24/03           10,000-            9.5864


          (1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
              ON THE NYSE.

          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.