Materials Science Courses and Certifications

Advanced Functional Ceramics

159 ratings at Coursera

Explore advanced functional ceramics, their properties, and applications. Learn materials design rules for developing ceramics with ultimate physical and chemical properties for next-generation devices.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications

2 ratings

This course reviews the processing and structure of cellular materials as they are created from polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, and composites, develops models for the mechanical behavior of cellular solids

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Basics of Material selection for mechanical design engineers

1578 ratings at Udemy

Learn about the fundamentals of materials and their selection for mechanical engineering design for design engineers

• Udemy
• 3 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ScienceFusion Intro to Science & Technology: Online Textbook Help

Engaging video lessons cover key science and technology concepts, enhancing textbook learning with concise explanations of scientific methods, data representation, engineering design, and societal impacts.

• Study.com
• 8 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Thermodynamics of Materials

Explore materials thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and transformations. Learn classical concepts, computerized methods, and statistical thermodynamics. Gain practical skills for analyzing complex material systems.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials (SMA 5107)

Explore atomistic computer simulations for modeling materials, covering energy models, density functional theory, Monte Carlo sampling, molecular dynamics, and coarse-graining approaches with hands-on labs.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 1: Linear Elastic Behavior

Explore materials from atomic to continuum level, applying knowledge to mechanics and engineering problems with focus on linear elastic behavior and solving related mechanics problems.

• MITx Online
• 5 weeks, 11-13 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Cellular Solids

Explore the mechanical properties of honeycombs and foams, learning to model and apply them in engineering design, energy absorption, medical applications, and nature-inspired innovations.

• MITx Online
• 15 weeks, 8-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 2: Stress Transformations, Beams, Columns, and Cellular Solids

Explore stress transformations, beam mechanics, and cellular solids from atomic to continuum level, applying concepts to engineering problems and understanding material behavior.

• MITx Online
• 4 weeks, 11-13 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time Dependent Behavior and Failure

Explore materials from atomic to continuum level, applying concepts of viscoelasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue to mechanics and engineering problems.

• MITx Online
• 6 weeks, 11-13 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Microstructural Evolution of Materials: Defects and Diffusion

Discover the principles of point defect evolution, microscopic diffusion mechanisms, ion exchange for glass strengthening, and charge carrier concentration prediction using the Brouwer approximation.

• MITx Online
• 3 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Microstructural Evolution of Materials: Phase Transformations

Explore the kinetics of phase transformations and their impact on material microstructure, from crystal nucleation to dendritic growth and nanowire formation.

• MITx Online
• 3 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Microstructural Evolution of Materials: Surfaces & Surface-Driven Reactions

Discover the principles of surfaces and surface-driven reactions in materials science, predicting surface energy, exploiting it in nanoparticle synthesis, and understanding Ostwald ripening.

• MITx Online
• 3 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Structure of Materials

Discover the structure of materials in our modern world and understand how this underlying structure influences properties and performance.

• MITx Online
• 16 weeks, 6-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Toys and engineering materials

3 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Toys and engineering materials, introduces engineering in context. It explores the variation in materials and composite materials, and provides real-life examples of material use ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate