Mechanical Behavior of Materials
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this materials science course covering how structures and materials respond to stress, from continuum-level properties down to the atomistic and molecular mechanisms behind them. Topics include elastic and plastic deformation, creep, fracture, and fatigue in crystalline and amorphous metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and biopolymers. The course emphasizes materials design and processing across scales, from atomic structure to macroscale behavior, aimed at achieving specific mechanical performance. A special topics component lets students pursue current research and publications on material systems of their choosing. As with other MIT OpenCourseWare offerings, the site provides lecture notes, assignments, and related course materials for self-study, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA, with no certificate or instructor interaction included.