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Chemistry & materials · 25Beginner
Materials & Energy Engineer
Learners focused on batteries and the materials industry.
Basic chemistry, materials science (metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors), battery technologies and statistical thermodynamics.
264hours of coursework
27weeks at 10 h
5steps
19courses
3universities
Target skills
Materials ScienceChemistryManufacturing ProcessesChemical EngineeringSemiconductorsEngineering CalculationsSystems of MeasurementScientific MethodsFailure AnalysisElectronic ComponentsSafety StandardsEmerging Technologies
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Materials engineer
- Battery engineer
- R&D technician
Progression
- 1Duke UniversityBeginner
Stated prerequisites: Strong algebra foundation
- 2Arizona State UniversityBeginner
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Materials Science Beginner 29 h 4.7 (243) Crystal Structures and Properties of Metals Beginner 24 h 4.8 (41) Shape and Property Control of Metals I & II Beginner 20 h 4.9 (23) Phase Diagrams I & II Beginner 16 h 4.6 (31) - 3Arizona State UniversityIntermediate
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Phase Diagrams Intermediate 18 h 4.7 (34) Hardening, Polymers, Properties Intermediate 24 h 4.4 (98) Electrical Properties and Semiconductors Intermediate 22 h 4.7 (52) Ceramics and Composites Intermediate 20 h 4.4 (56) - 4Arizona State UniversityBeginner
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Primary and Secondary Batteries Beginner 8 h 4.7 (140) Zn and Ni Based Batteries Beginner 7 h 4.6 (30) Lithium Based Batteries Beginner 7 h 4.8 (60) Battery Comparison, Manufacturing, and Packaging Beginner 8 h 4.9 (30) Batteries and Electric Vehicles Beginner 9 h 4.7 (130) - 5University of Colorado BoulderAdvancedMathematical Software
Stated prerequisites: Undergraduate engineering thermodynamics
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Fundamentals of Macroscopic and Microscopic Thermodynamics Advanced 9 h 4.3 (271) Quantum Mechanics Advanced 6 h 4.5 (752) Ideal Gases Advanced 6 h 4.5 (145) Dense Gases, Liquids and Solids Advanced 5 h 4.5 (117) Non-Equilibrium Applications of Statistical Thermodynamics Advanced 8 h 4.4 (83)
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Projects to build
Choose a material
Select the material for a part by weight, stiffness and cost, with justification.
Battery comparison
Compare three battery technologies: energy density, cost, lifetime and safety.
Free textbooks
Chemistry 2eOpenStaxFree, CC BY 4.0
Solid State Physics (lecture notes)David Tong, CambridgeFree notes