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Professor Peter Chancellor Collins Reviews

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Class Ratings

3OK Class
2Hard
3Kinda Interesting
4Useful

Professor Rating

4Good Prof

Prof: Peter Chancellor Collins / Fall 2024

Jun 18, 2026

Comments on the course

It was alright. Nothing to crazy. Has some interesting stuff in it, but I didn't find it overall super exciting. Id say when we talked about corrosion, and material failure was the most interesting.

Course Content

Introduction to the structure and properties of engineering materials. Structure of crystalline solids and imperfections. Atomic diffusion. Mechanical properties and failure of ductile and brittle materials. Dislocations and strengthening mechanisms. Phase equilibria, phase transformations, microstructure development, and heat treatment principles of common metallurgical systems including steels and aluminum alloys. Structure and mechanical properties of ceramic, polymeric and composite materials. Thermal properties of materials. Corrosion and degradation. Basic electronic properties of materials. Engineering applications.

Comments on the professor

Peter was very nice. Enjoyed what he does and tried to make class interesting. Overall nice guy.

Advice

Exams were multiple choice when I took this class. Only got 1 page of note sheets (front and back).

Course: MATE 273Delivery: In personGrade: B-Workload: ModerateTextbook Use: No