I took this class online and unless you plan on specializing more in materials science-type fields, I'd recommend the same. Very dry content and very low workload makes it difficult to care besides right before exams. All MCQs and half of the grade is completion-based homework so an A should be easy (you're also allowed a cram sheet). Like 1.5 hours of work a week.

Structures and properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Starts with more granular focus on crystallography and microstructures before moving onto material properties, mechanical properties, failure, and phases changes of materials. I found it boring but portions are useful for engineers to understand when they can use which materials in the design process.

This was Dr. Mulay's first ever class and it pretty clearly showed. She isn't rude or unhelpful (she would answer questions and respond to emails quickly), but she also clearly wasn't too interested in teaching this course. She isn't too familiar with the content besides certain aspects of polymers (what I believe her research is in) and pretty much just reads from the powerpoints during classes without elaboration. After Exam 1 I just did the homework directly in the textbook and it wasn't any harder.

Get this class over with online and over the summer. Most people taking it will not be materials science majors and won't get much out of it. The most efficient way to get through it is to just click through the homework without memorizing it and then just cram from the in-class powerpoints.

This class is hard in terms of how difficult it is to get a good grade in exams and the class overall because the amount of studying and practice that is required is crazy. Do NOT take this course unless it is required for your major. If you take this class as an elective then you will regret it because the amount of work and studying that is required to get a good grade is not elective level at all.

This course covers the properties of different types of materials and how they are used in engineering. The three main categories of materials in this course are metals, ceramics, and polymers. The beginning of the course is the chemistry behind the materials, after that the course is more about what the capabilities of the materials are, how we can test their capabilities and limits using math (i.e. formulas), and how and where the materials are applied in engineering.

The professor is a good lecturer and he has the course nicely organized, however, he should spend more time covering the math portions of the course.

Only take this class if it is required for your major, otherwise do NOT take it.