Suggested preparation: Mechanics of materials and basic materials science.
About this course
Explore how cellular structure changes the mechanical behavior of materials. Lectures examine honeycombs, foams, biological examples and tissue-engineering scaffolds, connecting geometry with material properties.
Topics and lesson examples
- 1. Introduction and Overview
- 6. Natural Honeycombs: Wood
- 12. Trabecular Bone, Osteoporosis, and Evolution
- 18. Natural Sandwich Structures; Density Gradients
- Unique Aspects of the Course
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 25 |
| Video duration | 21h 25m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Mechanics of materials and basic materials science.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Cellular Materials: Structure, Mechanics and Applications | Professional | 1. Introduction and Overview · 6. Natural Honeycombs: Wood · 12. Trabecular Bone, Osteoporosis, and Evolution | 21h 25m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Solid-State Chemistry and Materials Science | Intermediate | 1. Introduction (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 9. Lewis Structures I (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) · 18. Introduction to Crystallography (Intro to Solid-State Chemistry) | 30h 58m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Linear Finite Element Analysis | Professional | MIT Course: Linear Finite Element Analysis | 10h 47m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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