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.