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Material Science Courses

Material science courses can help you learn about the properties of materials, material selection, nanotechnology, and the principles of thermodynamics. You can build skills in analyzing material behavior, conducting experiments, and applying statistical methods to interpret data. Many courses introduce tools such as scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, and software for modeling material properties, that support practical applications in industries like aerospace, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

Popular Material Science Courses and Certifications


  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Applied Calculus with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Applied Mathematics, Graphing, Numerical Analysis, Python Programming, Mathematical Software, Algebra, Derivatives, Model Optimization

    ★ 4.9 (46) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Goal Setting, User Requirements Documents, Unified Modeling Language, Meeting Facilitation, Conflict Management, Discussion Facilitation, System Requirements, Risk Management Framework, Negotiation, Security Awareness

    ★ 4.7 (66) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology

    Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Biology, Environmental Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Social Studies, Economics

    ★ 4.6 (48) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    Amazon Web Services

    Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Lakes, Data Storage Technologies, Analytics, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Storage, Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.3 (72) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Angular 17

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Application Frameworks, Frontend Performance, Data Transformation, Server Side, User Interface (UI), Dataflow, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Restful API, Code Reusability, Web Applications, Network Routing, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Web Development

    ★ 4.2 (64) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • D

    Dartmouth College

    C Programming: Modular Programming and Memory Management - 3

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Memory Management, System Programming, Computer Architecture, Embedded Software, Programming Principles, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Linux

    ★ 4.8 (62) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    Snowflake

    Introduction to Generative AI with Snowflake

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Fine-tuning, Generative Model Architectures, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Application Deployment, Unstructured Data, Application Development, Natural Language Processing

    ★ 4.7 (51) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to the Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, R (Software), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Science, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Management, File Management, Data Visualization

    ★ 4.4 (54) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    SkillUp

    Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Hibernate (Java), Object-Relational Mapping, CI/CD, Spring Boot, Restful API, Java Programming, Integration Testing, Continuous Integration, Database Development, Cloud Deployment, Application Security, Java, Containerization, Spring Framework, SQL, NoSQL, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Test Driven Development (TDD), Object Oriented Design

    ★ 4.5 (51) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • D

    Duke University

    Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, Embeddings, OpenAI API, Data Import/Export, Pandas (Python Package), Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, Data Processing, Data Management, Python Programming, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.4 (51) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    ISAE-SUPAERO

    Flight mechanics - Lift and trajectory

    Skills you'll gain: Hazard Analysis, Risk Control, Vibrations, Safety Standards, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Calculations

    ★ 4.7 (76) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Spark and Python for Big Data with PySpark

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Customer Analysis, Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Advanced Analytics, Big Data, Apache Maven, Statistical Modeling, Data Engineering, Text Mining, Customer Insights, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, MySQL, Apache, Python Programming

    ★ 4.6 (105) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular material science courses

  • Applied Calculus with Python: Johns Hopkins University
  • Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis: University of Colorado System
  • The Big Stuff: Evolution and Ecology: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS: Amazon Web Services
  • Angular 17: LearnQuest
  • C Programming: Modular Programming and Memory Management - 3: Dartmouth College
  • Introduction to Generative AI with Snowflake: Snowflake
  • Introduction to the Tidyverse: Johns Hopkins University
  • Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment: SkillUp
  • Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): Duke University

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