Intro to Physical Properties: Manufacturing materials and their physical properties, including thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties.<p>Intro to Mechanical Properties: Key mechanical properties: tensile strength, hardness, ductility, and impact resistance. </p><p>Intro to Metals: Introduces metal crystal structures, how grains develop, the purpose of heat treating, and how these impact a material's characteristics.</p><p>Intro to Plastics: Plastic and its properties. Thermoplastics, thermosets, physical/mechanical properties, polymer structure/arrangement, manufacturing methods, common additives.</p><p>Intro to Ceramics: Physical/mechanical properties, atomic structure, and types of traditional/advanced ceramics, processing, manufacturing methods, end-user applications.</p><p>Hardness Testing: Common hardness testing methods. </p>