The phrase "appreciation of materials" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing the understanding, value, or recognition of different materials, such as in art, education, or manufacturing.
Example: "The course will focus on the appreciation of materials used in contemporary art, helping students to understand their significance and application."
Alternatives: "understanding of materials" or "value of materials".
On the one hand, the orientation toward personal pleasure and comfort, nonexistent in Maoist China, is implicit in consumer preferences and in the appropriation and appreciation of material goods among the middle class.
Healthy communities and strong individuals, a healthy environment and a robust economy, hard work and creative freedom, a regard for the sacred and an appreciation of material reality -- all these opposites are designed to attract, not repel.
An appreciation of material wear characteristics will help the surgeon maintain a high clinical suspicion of postoperative clinical manifestations of material-related biological effects.
Even though the principle of using such materials with improved environmental credentials is sound, it is down to the users' appreciation of those materials that ultimately determine their commercial success.
As for wired kids preparing for wired jobs in a wired world, even the most sophisticated design software can't substitute for an appreciation of how materials truly behave in a finished product.
The large class size, however, doesn't appear to deter the students' appreciation of the material.
A database of thousands of prints and book illustrations from early modern Britain in fully-searchable form, with ancillary facilities aimed to enhance understanding and appreciation of the material it presents, such as various resources contextualising prints and printmaking, as well as original research on British prints to 1700.
Integrated study of the period from Cambyses to Constantine (a period of almost 1,000 years), therefore, requires knowledge and appreciation of the material remains (documentary, artistic, architectural, and archaeological) and cultural antecendents of several cultures.
Hence, it remains crucial for the physician to be aware of basic knowledge of healing mechanisms and skin anatomy, as well as an appreciation of suture material and wound closure techniques to minimize the risk of postoperative scarring.
