Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) provides accurate multi-domain material properties to enable the creation of sustainable, efficient, and lightweight designs. AMDC facilitates designers, engineers, and scientists to effortlessly explore, search, and compare materials using a modern web interface and download material data as PDFs or solver cards. AMDC grants access to a comprehensive range of materials from various suppliers. This scalable cloud solution caters to the requirements of diverse product development teams, spanning from early concept design through manufacturing simulation to final validation. This course will teach the basics needed to get started with the Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) with a focus on the Altair-Curated Database capabilities, its crucial components, functionalities, and applications.