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Materials Science – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
Materials science is the design and discovery of new materials. Materials scientists emphasize understanding how the processing of a material influences its properties and performance.
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Applied Statics and Strengths of Materials (CC BY)
A hybrid course providing an algebra-based investigation of concepts in statics and strengths of materials. Topics include a study of fundamental mechanical properties of materials, single planar forces, properties of sections, and two-dimensional free body, shear, and bending moment diagrams.
Engineering Materials (CC BY)
This course cartridge contains material for Engineering Materials which investigates the physical and mechanical properties of engineering materials used within industry. This course will also include the study of ferrous and nonferrous metals, polymers (plastics), woods, ceramics, composites, and other advanced materials.
Fundamentals of Materials Science (CC BY-NC-SA)
This course focuses on the fundamentals of structure, energetics, and bonding that underpin materials science. It is the introductory lecture class for students in Materials Science and Engineering. Topics include: an introduction to thermodynamic functions and laws governing equilibrium properties, relating macroscopic behavior to atomistic and molecular models of materials; the role of electronic bonding in determining the energy, structure, and stability of materials; quantum mechanical descriptions of interacting electrons and atoms; materials phenomena, such as heat capacities, phase transformations, and multiphase equilibria to chemical reactions and magnetism; symmetry properties of molecules and solids; structure of complex, disordered, and amorphous materials; tensors and constraints on physical properties imposed by symmetry; and determination of structure through diffraction. Real-world applications include engineered alloys, electronic and magnetic materials, ionic and network solids, polymers, and biomaterials.
This course examines the use of polymers and demonstrates how their properties are controlled by their molecular structure. Students will learn how this structure determines which polymer to use for a particular product. The course also explores the manufacturing techniques used and how the use of polymerisation can be used to control the structure of polymers.
Materials in Today’s World (CC BY-NC-SA)
A course that demonstrates how and why certain materials are selected for different applications, and how processing, structure, properties, and performance of materials are intrinsically linked to each other. This course introduces students, at a level accessible for a non-science student, to the basic science and technology of materials and how that knowledge can be used to understand modern materials and leads to the development of new materials.
Materials of Engineering (CC BY)
This Materials of Engineering course