Distinguished Professor Emeritus James Shackelford is going online to share “10 Things Engineers Should Know About Materials Science.” It is a free course for engineers and engineering students.

UC Davis Extension is offering the self-paced course, with discussion forums, Feb. 2 to March 9 on Canvas Network.

Shackelford, of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has published more than 100 scientific papers and books, focusing on the structural characterization and processing of materials.

The “10 things” in the course title range from the menu of materials available to engineers in their profession, to the many mechanical and electrical properties of materials important to their use in various engineering fields. The curriculum includes the principles behind the manufacturing of those materials.

Here are the topics:

• The Menu of Materials
• Point Defects Explain Solid State Diffusion
• Dislocations Explain Plastic Deformation
• Stress vs. Strain
• Creep Deformation
• The Ductile to Brittle Transition
• Fracture Toughness
• Fatigue
• Making Things Fast and Slow
• A Brief History of Semiconductors

Enroll here. More information about UC Davis Extension’s engineering courses ia available online; by phone, (800) 752-8641; or email.

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