--- title: Materials Chemistry description: Materials chemistry focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of solid-state substances with useful physical properties. Learners will understand how atomic and molecular structures dictate the electrical, optical, and mechanical behavior of modern functional materials. category: sciences subcategory: chemistry difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/materials-chemistry --- # Materials Chemistry Materials chemistry focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of solid-state substances with useful physical properties. Learners will understand how atomic and molecular structures dictate the electrical, optical, and mechanical behavior of modern functional materials. ## Available Resources 1 Books • 3 Courses • 4 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry (MIT 3.091) **Author:** Jeffrey Grossman Introductory chemistry taught through materials: electronic structure and bonding, crystalline and amorphous solids, defects and diffusion, phase diagrams, reaction kinetics and electrochemistry, each tied to engineering practice. Includes 82 lecture videos, problem sets with solutions and exams. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/3-091-introduction-to-solid-state-chemistry-fall-2018/ **Tags:** solid-state-chemistry, chemical-bonding, crystal-structure, phase-diagrams, materials-science ### 2. Materials Science: 10 Things Every Engineer Should Know **Author:** James F. Shackelford Introductory UC Davis course taught by James Shackelford covering ten core topics in engineering materials: the main material families, mechanical and electrical properties, thermally activated processes and the Arrhenius relationship, and manufacturing principles. Learners come away understanding how a material's structure determines its properties. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/materials-science **Tags:** materials-science, mechanical-properties, structure-property-relationships, engineering-materials, arrhenius-kinetics ### 3. Materials Chemistry Georgia Tech's introductory Coursera course on why materials behave as they do, linking atomic bonding and crystal structure to mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Learners can explain stress-strain behavior, defects, diffusion, and phase diagrams for metals, ceramics, and polymers. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/material-behavior **Tags:** courses, science-research, chemistry ## Websites ### 1. Materials Project Open database from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory holding computed properties for over a hundred thousand inorganic crystals. Users can look up a compound's structure, symmetry, formation energy and phase diagram, and pull the same data through a Python API. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://materialsproject.org/ **Tags:** crystal-structures, materials-science, density-functional-theory, computational-materials, materials-database ### 2. matchem.org MatChem.org is an educational hub for materials chemistry offering tutorials, lecture notes, and reference materials on topics such as crystal structure, synthesis, and materials characterization. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://matchem.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 3. doitpoms.ac.uk DOIT POMS is a UK academic resource offering tutorials and study materials on the mechanical properties of materials, covering topics such as elasticity, plasticity, strength, toughness, and standard testing methods, with explanations and practice problems. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://doitpoms.ac.uk **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, material-science ### 4. mrs.org Materials Research Society (MRS) is a professional organization supporting materials science and engineering. The site offers conferences and events, journals and publications, education and career resources, and news and resources for researchers, educators, and students. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://mrs.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ## Books ### 1. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction **Author:** William D. Callister Jr. Undergraduate textbook covering atomic structure, crystal defects, phase diagrams, and the mechanical, electrical, and thermal behaviour of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Readers finish able to link processing and microstructure to a material's properties. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471135763?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, material-science --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. 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