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This text provides an understanding of the relationship between structure, processing, and properties of materials. By selecting the appropriate topics from this wealth of material, instructors can emphasize materials, provide a general overview, concentrate on mechanical behavior, or focus on physical properties. Since the book has more material than is needed for a one-semester course, students will also have a useful reference for subsequent courses in manufacturing, materials, design, or materials selection. ... Read more

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A Good Textbook
I really don't understand the many negative reviews here.This textbook is for sophomore and junior engineering students, and it serves its function well.The chapter titles are:

1.Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
2.Atomic Structure
3.Atomic and Ionic Arrangements
4.Imperfections in the Atomic and Ionic Arrangements
5.Atom and Ion Movements in Materials
6.Mechanical Properties:Part One
7.Mechanical Properties:Part Two
8.Strain Hardening and Annealing
9.Principles of Solidification
10. Solid Solutions and Phase Equilibrium
11. Dispersion Strengthening and Eutectic Phase Diagrams
12. Dispersion Strengthening by Phase Transformation and Heat Treatment
13. Heat Treatment of Steels and Cast Irons
14. Nonferrous Alloys
15. Ceramic Materials
16. Polymers
17. Composites:Teamwork and Synergy in Materials
18. Construction Materials
19. Electronic Materials
20. Magnetic Materials
21. Photonic Materials
22. Thermal Properties of Materials
23. Corrosion and Wear

There are many example solved problems, which is good because there is no Schaum's Outline for Materials Science and Engineering.Each chapter has an introduction, glossary of terms, summary, and an extensive problem set, including computer projects.Thankfully, the authors focus on applications, not theory (which is often bogus anyway).

I found relatively few typos:one, a howler, is on p. 788, where the authors say "grain" where they mean "gram", and the symbol for specific heat should be in lower case, not upper case.

There are many tables and diagrams.There are answers to the odd problems, and the index is detailed.One itemmissing, however, is a list of useful references/bibliography for materials scientists and engineers. I've used the '76 Materials Engineering Selector for many years--I don't know of any more recent publications, and it would be helpful if Askeland and Phule would provide an up-to-date list of sources for materials scientists and engineers.

OK Book
Pretty good coverage of material, but not written in such a manner as to keep my attention.

Painful Read - Poor Presentation
The material is presented as if you already have a strong chemical background.What information is there stops short of explaining it in any type of useful manner.It certainly is not practical information.I purchased it as a Supplier Quality Engineer of Gray Iron Castings and walked away with little that I could use in the REAL world.Metallurgists that I work with confirmed this.The professor of the college course in Material Science discontinued using this book because his student were walking away with very little and he was only referring to this $180 book sporadically as to not confuse the students. Save your money.

great condition and came next day!
I ordered this from Amazon because of the next day shipping option, and it was worth it because it really did come the day after I ordered it (just in time for class!).The book was brand new and still in shrink wrap.

Indications of Poor Quality
Inside Front Cover:The characteristic exponent of ten for the speed of light, c, should be +8 or 8 and not -8.For the Fe-C phase diagram the labels of 'steel'and 'cast iron' on the %carbon-x-axis are reversed in position from what they should be. Polymer Chapter: 'PET' usually stands for poly-ethylene-terephthalate and not poly-ester although the first is maybe a type of the second.This might be a matter of different diciplines but 'PAN' here is said to mean poly-acrylic-nitrile while in the environmental field it means peroxy-acetyl-nitrate. ... Read more

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This resource volume, written especially for teachers of introductory chemistry courses, is in a ready-to-use format that will enable instructors to integrate materials chemistry into their curriculum. The book collects a critical mass of text, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments. The first ten chapters present a general introduction to solids; numerous easy-to-do teacher demonstrations are integrated into the material. The second part of the volume consists of fifteen laboratory experiments for students. Examples from cutting-edge research, as well as everyday life, spark student interest while illustrating the basic ideas that are important to an understanding of chemistry. ... Read more

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A Material Science Companion
The authors have done a fantastic job of presenting general chemistry with a material science flavor.Each chapter clearly presents materials and their effects on our lives as well as demonstrations to help the educator present the material to their classes.We have the students use the text as a reference for a 'materials lab' in our general chemistry course and the students loved it.The text, if adopted for a class, has lab experiments containing clear lists of all parts and equipment needed as well as suggested sources.The experiments range for simple tests to complete property studies or synthetic processes.We found the text compliments experiments from other sources very well.

I would rate this text as a 'must have' for any professor teaching general, introductory, or citizen's level chemistries.There is something here for everyone! ... Read more

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A brilliant book
Though this book was written some time ago I think it should be essential background reading for all teachers of science and engineering.
The writer has a real gift of making quite difficult subjects interesting, and with humourous though relevant asides. Professor Gordon had wide experience in many fields and this shows... even people with no mathematical knowledge can read with profit.

The New Science of Strong Materials
J.E. Gordon's book should be required reading for all engineering students as well as working engineers. It' s surprising how many have either not learned nor not appreciated the wisdom in this little book. This work has led to the development of composite materials and provided many insights that I rediscover each time that I read it. Philip Ball's new introduction is also very welcome.

great book
I am a scientist, but not an engineer.Equations are not my forté.This book gives a great intuitive understanding of materials science, but goes beyond that to tell us how simple structures work.It's filled with great anecdotes and carries it all off with a sense of humor.I discovered it many years ago, and I'm reading it for the 3rd time just for the pleasure.

Good Text, as an engineering student
Good text for fracture mechanics enthusiasts- material failure, strength of materials.
Good reading, if you are an engineer, scientist, or not. Great examples. Dry british writing, but if you can get through it and the silly jokes, you can learn a lot.

Must Read
Reading this before embarking on university studies was an inspiration and I still come back to it now, it has a lot to offer all ages and disciplines. ... Read more

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Intended for use in an introductory course on biomaterials, taught primarily in departments of biomedical engineering. The book covers classes of materials commonly used in biomedical applications, followed by coverage of the biocompatibility of those materials with the biological environment. Finally, it covers some in-depth applications of biomaterials. It does all of this with an overall emphasis on tissue engineering. ... Read more

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Good Book but Expensive
This is a good book but very expensive for what you get.It's only about an inch thick and not one color picture, however my professor follows the book almost exactly. To me, that implies that it's well written, in terms of how it introduces material (starting with atomic properties and then, chapter-by-chapter, moving to larger scale properties).

Not worth the money
This text is very simplistic and omits a great deal of information making it not very useful for anything above the high school level.It gives a cursory glance to a wide array of ideas but never really goes into any depth.If you want to do a high school science report, this book is great.If you want to learn about biomaterials or are doing research into biomaterials, this text will leave you disappointed. ... Read more

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Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and Industrial designer, Kara Johnson, explores the role of materials and materials processing in product design, with a particular emphasis on creating both desired aesthetics and functionality. The new edition will feature even more of the highly useful "materials profiles," that give critical design, processing, performance and applications criteria for each material in question. The reader will find information ranging from the generic and commercial names of each material, its physical and mechanical properties, its chemical properties, its common uses, how it is typically made and processed, and even its average price. And with improved photographs and drawings, the reader will be taken even more closely to the way real design is done by real designers, selecting the optimum materials for a successful product.

* The best guide ever published on the on the role of materials, past and present, in product development, by noted materials authority Mike Ashby and professional designer Kara Johnson--now with even better photos and drawings on the Design Process

* Significant new section on the use of re-cycled materials in products, and the importance of sustainable design for manufactured goods and services

* Enhanced materials profiles, with addition of new materials types like nanomaterials, advanced plastics and bio-based materials ... Read more

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excellent source for industrial design students
This book contains all the production techniques and materials that a student should know and it is written in a clear way.

poorly edited, incomplete, and disorganized
i'm not a big fan of this book. I come from an engineering background, and used this book for a class while studying industrial design for my Masters.

--what I don't like:
There's "further reading" bibliography-type information at the end of every chapter.

The side footnotes are ok with me, but often, the information is not really important or interesting enough to be on the same page as what you're reading about. I'd, at the very most, put them at the end of the chapter.

Oftentimes, the subject matter seems a little unorganized, and there are plenty of places that need some serious editing. I really can't stand (unintentional) incorrect grammar, especially when there's so much of it that I start focusing on wording instead of the subject or the story.

Also, they often do not fully flesh out explanations.. especially when mentioning technical details (which, is ok for us engineers, but hard for other readers). Sometimes, it seems like they were focusing on the number of pages and the layout more than the information in the chapters.


--what I like:
Although I haven't actually had a chance to use them, or even look through them carefully, the latter half of the book is full of charts and information on specific materials/processes.

It looks nice.. has a very clean, simple layout.

It's relatively short.

Fantastic Top Level review
After graduating with a mechanical engineering degree a year ago, I started a material cataloging project for work.This book provided a great top-level review of some material selection techniques.

Don't expect to this to be the end of your material exploration.It will act like a blueprint or the outline of an essay - lending itself nicely to quick reference and starting points for exploration.

Ok
excellent book, very helpful to the study,
a different way of looking at the material science

Better than a class
This book is perfect for Industrial Design students looking for some better understanding of materials, how to pick them, and what forming processes can be done to them. I am really glad I bought it. ... Read more

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This is the first book that can be considered a textbook on thin film science, complete with exercises at the end of each chapter.Ohring has contributed many highly regarded reference books to the AP list, including Reliability and Failure of Electronic Materials and the Engineering Science of Thin Films.The knowledge base is intended for science and engineering students in advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate level courses on thin films and scientists and engineers who are entering or require an overview of the field.

Since 1992, when the book was first published, the field of thin films has expanded tremendously, especially with regard to technological applications.The second edition will bring the book up-to-date with regard to these advances.Most chapters have been greatly updated, and several new chapters have been added. ... Read more

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the long road to quality
sorry for the fella who authored the book, he still has a long way to reach the level at which the interested customer finds the book of reference for the field of study;

good
This is a very good book for coating engineers. The richness of the explanation of a variety of subjects is worthy of reading it carefully, from beginning to the end.

And in addition, I find the process of reading the book is quite a happy thing of enjoying the beauty of English, though I am not a native speaker.(I'd like to look forward to reading similar comments so as to confirming this impression of mine)

The book is precise and in depth. ... Read more

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This book provides balanced, current treatment of the full spectrum of engineering materials, covering all the physical properties, applications and relevant properties associated with engineering materials. The book explores all of major categories of materials while offering detailed examinations of a wide range of new materials with high-tech applications. The reader is treated to state-of-the-art computer generated crystal structure illustrations, offering the most technically precise and visually realistic illustrations available. The book includes over 350 exercises with sample problems to provide guidance. Materials for Engineering, Atomic Bonding, Crystal Structure and Defects, Diffusion, Mechanical Behavior, Thermal Behavior, Failure Analysis & Prevention. Phase Diagrams, Heat Treatment, Metals, Ceramics and Glasses, Polymers, Composites, Electrical Behavior, Optical Behavior, Semiconductor Materials, Magnetic Materials, Environmental Degradation, Materials Science. For mechanical and civil engineers and machine designers.

Customer Reviews (12)

Lots of information, difficult to understand
This textbook was required for a materials science course as part of my Mechanical Engineering curriculum in college. Although the text contains a vast amount of useful information, it falls very short on explanation. If you are trying to learn (and understand) materials science, I do not recommend getting this book.

If you would like a good reference book on materials science, this book has been very helpful in that respect.

its a book
Yup its a book... so far I feel it is not that clear at times but gets the job done.

Are there better books than this?
This book is okay. It has a lot of important information in it, and good examples, but they are pretty well hidden among the unnecessary gibber. It's a good book, however I didn't really use it much, other than doing problems and the example problems.

Tries hard, but missing some essentials
This book tries hard to be clear, providing summaries, a glossary, and boldfacing terminology. I surmise that this book is written for people with little to no background in chemistry, physics, or mechanics of materials, because few things are derived from first principles. For instance, the crystal structures (rock salt, zinc blende, cesium chloride, etc.) presented in Chapter 3 are...well...just "presented," without any plausible explanation for their occurrance. It was as if their sole presence was to memorize them, without basing them in any sort of first principles. Quickly do I grow bored from books such as these, and, worse yet, no concepts really sink in. It was not until I read the excellent Materials text written by Callister that I understood at least one theory as to why these specific structures occur (ionic charge and ionic radii), and the concepts sank in.

Sorry, Dr. Shackleford, but until I see things derived from first principles, they do not sink in for me. Perhaps, however, a person working in industry would better benefit from such a text. Since this book is titled, specifically, as "...for scientists and engineers," I unabashedly assign two stars to this book. If a later edition came out with better explanations and theories (as described above) I would be happy to read it and rescind this review.

Good introduction to Material Science
This is a nice textbook disguised as a coffee-table style book with a comprehensive introduction to the basics of Metallurgy and Material Science. Good definitions, big bright pictures and interesting text make this an enjoyable book to read and study. ... Read more

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Presents a variety of activities, projects, and experiments that help to illustrate and explain all sorts of scientific principles. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

wrong item sent
I ordered a different book-They sent the wrong one, but keep saying it was the one I ordered.I have proof that it was not. Do not deal with this company.

Simplistic and Predictable
I am a science teacher and believe strongly in a hands-on approach for learning, especially to apply science theory to real life.Without the application, it is all just science mumbo-jumbo.

I have taught for fifteen years, and teach a science class created for me by my principal.This is my third year of teaching this class.

I bought this book to add to my library of resources, but have not found one new or creative idea in this book.I would recommend this book for students in the third grade or younger.There are few steps to the activities, there is minimal critical thinking, and, frankly, the activities are boring.We live in the science land of CSI and older children and middle school children are no longer interested in seeing the celery change color as it absorbs water containing food coloring (this wonderfully new idea is in the book).

Instead, I recommend getting books by Mr. Wizard, Beakman's World, or Bill Nye.They have great activities, correct science explanations, and have great "wow" factor.

Great educational resource for home (or classroom) use
This two-volume series is a great introduction to hundreds of simple scientific experiments, each involving modest materials that are easy to find and instructions that are easy to read, accompanied by friendly cartoon illustrations. The series seems to be written for children to read -- a precocious ten-year old should be able to do most of these experiments, although people of all ages will find these activities exciting and fun.

Adults can certainly use this book as a guide for science exploration -- you might want to read ahead and try some experiments in advance, to make sure the instructions make sense and get the intended results.Although the scientific principles are explained in general terms, the book is designed to keep the text to a minimum, so the scientific chatter is perhaps less thorough than some parents or teachers might like... If it's important, you can research the principles elsewhere had prepare more in-depth explanations using other sources of information. For the most part, though, these books are pretty brilliantly planned: the experiments are easy to reproduce and the scientific principles are mostly pretty self-evident.We've had a lot of fun using these books, and I'm sure you will as well... Highly recommended!(Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's book reviews)

Simple is right, could be better
I would have given this 2.5 stars if possible.This review applies to all the books in this series, not just this particular one.The book's strengths:(1)Truly simple experiments that make science fun and give it a "Wow" factor for children.Everybody can follow the simple instructions in this book.(2)Seeing science done with ordinary objects takes science out of the elite laboratory and puts it into context of everyday life.(3)Even adults can learn so much about how everyday items and phenomena are related to science.

The book's weaknesses:(1)Explanations of the science behind the experiments are too brief and vague.(2)For too many of the experiments the directions are incomplete at best, and sometimes just not adequate at all.The big majority of the experiments will work, but for the several that don't, the teacher/parent is left saying, 'What went wrong?"You can follow all the directions perfectly, but poor directions don't make an experiment work.Sometimes it's an issue of needing more detail, but sometimes it's an issue of the directions themselves not working, no matter how much detail would have been given.For example, the directions for making Rock Candy (to see the shape of sugar crystal growth) are ludicrous.They wouldn't work no matter how hard you tried.But, the directions for making salt crystals are just fine, and we have some beautiful cubic salt crystals to see now.

Overall,I like these books.I'm very glad to have such easy-to-put-together and fun experiments for us to do at home.But...I'm always prepared for something to backfire, I read with a discriminating eye and the benefit of an extensive science background, and if an experiment promises to deliver something "too cool" with simple instructions, I always search the net first.

To increase awareness of science, buy this ...
Simple fun filled experiments which easily captures children's attention. What is outstanding is the huge spectrum of experiments -- indoor - outdoor, simple - complex, tips & tricks and the list goes on. Thanks to this book my daughter interest has increased to the extent that she now wants to participate in Science Fairs. Clearly a very useful book that every family should benefit from. ... Read more

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Kids and teachers can build their own science projects based on exhibits from San Francisco's premiere science museum

This revised and updated edition offers instructions for building junior versions, or "snacks," of the famed Exploratorium's exhibits. The snacks, designed by science teachers, can be used as demonstrations, labs, or as student science projects and all 100 projects are easy to build from common materials. The Exploratorium, a renowned hands-on science museum founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer, is noted for its interactive exhibits that richly illustrate scientific concepts and stimulate learning.

• Offers a step-by-step guide for building dynamic science projects and exhibits
• Includes tips for creating projects made from easy-to-assembly items
• Thoroughly revised and updated, including new "snacks," images, and references

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Good resource for homeschool labs and unit studies
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is 40 years old this year, and one of the ways they are celebrating is the republication of The Exploratorium Science Snackbook. It was originally published in 1991. This new edition has been updated with new snacks (miniature science exhibits and investigations), illustrations, references and teaching tips. Although it was created for students in grades 5-12, it can be used with all grades with adult supervision.

Part One includes snacks that focus on sight and visual perception. Part Two: electricity, energy and matter; Part Three: light and color. Part Four: Force and Motion; and Part Five: Sound.

Teachers and parents can use the snacks as demonstrations, lessons and labs.Students can use the snacks for science fairs, science lab projects, and to earn science badges.

Each snack includes an introduction, a list of materials needed, instructions how to complete the snack, and an explanation of the science behind it. Photos and illustrations are included to help you visualize the project.

Materials needed for the snacks are not always readily available, so you will need to do some shopping around for some items. This is the only reason I gave it four stars, instead of five. There is a list of science supply resources in the back of the book. One that is not on the list that I would recommend for homeschoolers is Home Science Tools. I recommend that you purchase your science supplies as needed and keep them in a safe place for your whole homeschooling career.

The Exploratorium Science Snackbook is an excellent resource for homeschool science labs, especially for those of you who do unit studies. As you study each different science topic, you can use the snacks in this book as a resource for science labs.

For instance, let's say you were doing a unit on sound. You could have your child research sound on the Internet. Next, assign some nonfiction library books and/or biographies related to sound. Then using the index and the "tuning fork" icon in the Snackbook, select snacks that relate to sound and have your child complete them for lab. For art, have your child illustrate a concept learned from his or her research. Play a sound-identification game. Download and print off worksheets or coloring pages from the Internet related to sound. Many of these can be found freeing by doing a search for "sound" and "worksheet" or "sound" and "coloring page." Finally, have your child write a report or research paper (depending on age level) on the topic. Instant unit study! ... Read more

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Callister and Rethwisch’s Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering third edition continues to take the integrated approach to the organization of topics.  That is, one specific structure, characteristic, or property type at a time is discussed for all three basic material types—viz. metals, ceramics, and polymeric materials.  This order of presentation allows for the early introduction of non-metals and supports the engineer’s role in choosing materials based upon their characteristics. ... Read more

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Great treatment of entry level material science
My son is interested in blacksmithing.He's a freshman in high school and we homeschool.I wanted to teach him about crystal structure and how temperature and processing affect the final product.This is an excellent text for this purpose.We skip all the math and focus on the concepts.Later, if he's truly interested, we can go back to this text and delve deeper into the concepts and calculations.I'm delighted!

Good Quality
This book was required for a class of mine, and I got it both cheaper and nicer here.I'm 100% satisfied!

Covers a lot of material, maybe too much
This book covers tons of material. It was part of 2 classes I took, and I've referred to it in several others. It has content on almost everything that will be covered in an undergraduate materials science program, then a little bit more. The amount of coverage it gives for each topic though varies quite a bit. I found its discussion on the various microstructures of steel very useful on multiple occasions. The section on fracture though left a little bit to be desired, the section discussing brittle fracture is only about half a page. It tries to condense what would probably be 3 or 4 whole chapters in a mechanical properties textbook (on fracture, fatigue, creep, impact testing, stress concentration) into a single 50 page chapter. Overall though, I found it to be a good intro textbook and a good reference for concepts.

Great book.
What can I say?This is a good book.It was $50 cheaper than the bookstore at the University of Utah.

Prepare for frustration
Don't buy it unless your professor requires it. It is extremely frustrating because there is very brief explanation of a subject and then the problems expect you to have in-depth knowledge. /you will waste a lot of time hunting for information that isn't even there.

In order to understand the material presented in this book, you will need to hunt online for clarification or find a better book. Half of the problems are based on reading tiny diagrams that are impossible to read to the level of accuracy you need to answer the problems.

Some of the qualitative explanation is OK, but you really need a better resource for quantitative analysis. ... Read more

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Callister and Rethwisch’s Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering third edition continues to take the integrated approach to the organization of topics.  That is, one specific structure, characteristic, or property type at a time is discussed for all three basic material types—viz. metals, ceramics, and polymeric materials.  This order of presentation allows for the early introduction of non-metals and supports the engineer’s role in choosing materials based upon their characteristics. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Great treatment of entry level material science
My son is interested in blacksmithing.He's a freshman in high school and we homeschool.I wanted to teach him about crystal structure and how temperature and processing affect the final product.This is an excellent text for this purpose.We skip all the math and focus on the concepts.Later, if he's truly interested, we can go back to this text and delve deeper into the concepts and calculations.I'm delighted!

Good Quality
This book was required for a class of mine, and I got it both cheaper and nicer here.I'm 100% satisfied!

Covers a lot of material, maybe too much
This book covers tons of material. It was part of 2 classes I took, and I've referred to it in several others. It has content on almost everything that will be covered in an undergraduate materials science program, then a little bit more. The amount of coverage it gives for each topic though varies quite a bit. I found its discussion on the various microstructures of steel very useful on multiple occasions. The section on fracture though left a little bit to be desired, the section discussing brittle fracture is only about half a page. It tries to condense what would probably be 3 or 4 whole chapters in a mechanical properties textbook (on fracture, fatigue, creep, impact testing, stress concentration) into a single 50 page chapter. Overall though, I found it to be a good intro textbook and a good reference for concepts.

Great book.
What can I say?This is a good book.It was $50 cheaper than the bookstore at the University of Utah.

Prepare for frustration
Don't buy it unless your professor requires it. It is extremely frustrating because there is very brief explanation of a subject and then the problems expect you to have in-depth knowledge. /you will waste a lot of time hunting for information that isn't even there.

In order to understand the material presented in this book, you will need to hunt online for clarification or find a better book. Half of the problems are based on reading tiny diagrams that are impossible to read to the level of accuracy you need to answer the problems.

Some of the qualitative explanation is OK, but you really need a better resource for quantitative analysis. ... Read more

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Electron backscatter diffraction is a very powerful and relatively new materials characterization technique aimed at the determination of crystallographic texture, grain boundary character distributions, lattice strain, phase identification, and much more. The purpose of this book is to provide the fundamental basis for electron backscatter diffraction in materials science, the current state of both hardware and software, and illustrative examples of the applications of electron backscatter diffraction to a wide-range of materials including undeformed and deformed metals and alloys, ceramics, and superconductors.

The text has been substantially revised from the first edition, and the authors have kept the format as close as possible to the first edition text. The new developments covered in this book include a more comphrensive coverage of the fundamentals not covered in the first edition or other books in the field, the advances in hardware and software since the first edition was published, and current examples of application of electron backscatter diffraction to solve challenging problems in materials science and condensed-matter physics.

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This comprehensive, easy-to-use text contains more than 300 science activities for the classroom. The text's focus on the inquiry approach ties it to the inquiry-oriented National Science Education Standards for science teaching issued by the National Research Council. Each of the inquiry activities contains combined discussions of methods and content, and the text helps students overcome science anxiety by showing them how easy it is to teach science using a simple, consistent three-step approach to each of the activities (set induction, investigation, and resolution). ... Read more

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Impressed
I have read several chapters of this book so far and find it to be well written.The pages are laid out in a way that makes it clear, concise, and easy to read and understand.

Teaching Sience to Children
This is the required book for my teaching credential science class.My book arrived in good condition and in a timely manner.There were no problems with this purchase. ... Read more

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Storage and conversion are critical components of important energy-related technologies. "Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects" employs materials science concepts and tools to describe the critical features that control the behavior of advanced electrochemical storage systems.

This volume focuses on the basic phenomena that determine the properties of the components, i.e. electrodes and electrolytes, of advanced systems, as well as experimental methods used to study their critical parameters. This unique materials science approach utilizes concepts and methodologies different from those typical in electrochemical texts, offering a fresh, fundamental and tutorial perspective of advanced battery systems.

Graduate students, scientists and engineers interested in electrochemical energy storage and conversion will find "Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects" a valuable reference.

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An up to date and comprehensive source for students as well as for the experienced reader.
This book is well written and organized. The author provides very clear explanations and thinking tools in order to enhance the understanding of batteries and their materials. This book is a highly valuable source for students as well as for experienced engineers and scientists. I highly recommend this book to virtually anyone who is interested in advanced electrochemical energy storage. ... Read more

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Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering is an up-to-date treatment of ceramic science, engineering, and applications in a single, integrated text. Building on a foundation of crystal structures, phase equilibria, defects and the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, students are shown how these materials are processed for a broad diversity of applications in today's society. Concepts such as how and why ions move, how ceramics interact with light and magnetic fields, and how they respond to temperature changes are discussed in the context of their applications. References to the art and history of ceramics are included throughout the text. The text concludes with discussions of ceramics in biology and medicine, ceramics as gemstones and the role of ceramics in the interplay between industry and the environment. Extensively illustrated, the text also includes  questions for the student and recommendations for additional reading.

KEY FEATURES:

• Combines the treatment of bioceramics, furnaces, glass, optics, pores, gemstones, and point defects in a single text
• Provides abundant examples and illustrations relating theory to practical applications
• Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate teaching and as a reference for researchers in materials science
• Written by established and successful teachers and authors with experience in both research and industry

Customer Reviews (3)

Most Comprehensive ceramics textbook
I took a ceramics class and found that the text we were using (fundamentals of ceramics, barrsoum) was missing a lot of processing and application info. This text covers every aspect of ceramic science and engineering you could think of and for the price its a must.
The only thing that through me off was the format it is written in, 2 columns per page with awkward boxes in the middle.

great textbook
I first used this book as a student and found that it's written in a style that's very easy to read and understand. I've since graduated, but I still find it useful as a reference book.

Easy to read textbook!
As a student, I found this book really easy to read and follow. There are many diagrams and pictures to help explain the points. ... Read more

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Materials Science for Engineering Students offers students of introductory materials science and engineering, and their instructors, a fresh perspective on the rapidly evolving world of advanced engineering materials. This new, concise text takes a more contemporary approach to materials science than the more traditional books in this subject, with a special emphasis on using an inductive method to first introduce materials and their particular properties and then to explain the underlying physical and chemical phenomena responsible for those properties. The text pays particular attention to the newer classes of materials, such as ceramics, polymers and composites, and treats them as part of two essential classes, structural materials and functional materials, rather than the traditional method of emphasizing structural materials alone.

*Presents balanced coverage of both structural and functional materials.
*Types of materials are introduced first, followed by explanation of physical and chemical phenomena that drive their specific properties.
*Strong focus on engineering applications of materials
*The first materials science text to include a whole chapter devoted to batteries.
*Provides clear, mathematically simple explanations of basic chemistry and physics underlying materials properties. ... Read more

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Good for the lay reader
As a non-engineer who reads journals like Nature and Science, I have miscellaneous knowledge about materials without knowing how it all fits together. This book integrates information in a readable way. How are the different kinds of steel used in a bridge? What are the different types of corrosion and wear? What characteristics of ceramics, polymers, and composites make them useful for design? A great book for the interested layman as well as the engineering student. ... Read more

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This profusely illustrated text on Transmission Electron Microscopy provides the necessary instructions for successful hands-on application of this versatile materials characterization technique. The new edition also includes an extensive collection of questions for the student, providing approximately 800 self-assessment questions and over 400 questions suitable for homework assignment.

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A good introduction for the typical materials scientist
Dave Williams and Barry Carter have done a good job assembling this introduction to transmission electron microscopy based on their long and active careers in teaching and research.For the typical materials science upper class undergraduate or beginning graduate student, this textbook should serve as a good introduction.Teaching this complex and multifaceted technique is a herculean task--let alone writing a text book!That said, this is not the kind of book that I would have preferred as a novice in this field.I usually prefer books that concentrate on the more difficult and mathematically challenging concepts and leave other topics to anthologies such as this book or to review articles.Although this book gives a pretty reasonable introduction to the Howie-Whelan equations, it does not really go into Cowley-Moodie mulitislice theory.This is to be expected really, since understanding multislice theory requires the reader to have a stronger physics and mathematics background than that possessed by most materials scientists.However, for the student who is already quite familiar with the Schrodinger equation and has the equivalent of a B.S. in physics (as I did when I started materials science grad school) I would recommend Marc De Graef's book Introduction to Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy (Cambridge Solid State Science Series) as a more satisfying introduction to TEM (and which addresses both the Howie-Whelan and multislice approaches--as well as the unifying concept of the Sturkey scattering matrix).After reading De Graef's book you can then read Williams and Carter for an introduction to many other important topics.

waste too many pages
Catalogs and appendix of four books at the begining and ending of each book are extractly the same. Why do they put them in all four books to increase the whole pages and increase the price. The four books could be two books of same pages with no difference in contents.
Beside that, it's a very good text book.

TEM Bible
I bought this book as soon as I found out I would likely get a job working with TEMs.I had already bought a very physics oriented book by Reimer that is also excellent, but this book is simply a joy to read.Ample color diagrams and real micrographs together with witty, keen narrative make it the first technical book in years that I have read till the wee hours of the morning.I think that if you can read the whole book and retain 90% of what you have read and have the opportunity to apply it in real life on an actual TEM then you will be able to call yourself a TEM expert of sorts.

I have found that reading the Reimer text together with this one makes a hard to beat combination. When the physics gets too tough in Reimer I take a break and read this text and get a better intuitive grasp of the material or an alternate derivation with a few less triple integrals, then delve back into Reimer with renewed vigor.

To the authors, I would like to buy you both a round of beers some day, this text is timely and I am glad to have found it when I did.

The bible of electron microscopy
If you are ever going to touch an electron microscope - especially a transmission type electron microscope - make sure that you have this book readily available to you. You do not necessarily need the new edition. The contents are pretty much the same. However - while the first edition was easy to read, the second is even more so. The occasional colour images and a modernized language really do help. Also make sure to get the paperback edition, which is conveniently divided into four books.

good book for TEM
A very good book for understanding all the backgrounds in TEM,very detailed. But it might be a little difficult for the beginners.If you have a teacher to assist you read through the book, and you can consult him or her frequently, it is much better. ... Read more

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Callister and Rethwisch's "Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, Third Edition" continues to take the integrated approach to the organization of topics. That is, one specific structure, characteristic, or property type at a time is discussed for all three basic material types - viz. metals, ceramics, and polymeric materials. This order of presentation allows for the early introduction of non-metals and supports the engineer's role in choosing materials based upon their characteristics. ... Read more

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Excellent book, excellent price
This book has all that you would find in the more expensive US version. I was hesitant to buy it at first but it comes at a much cheaper rate and has the exact same content, page to page. I would recommend it for all those looking for precise and accurate knowledge about materials, it cover everything -atomic structure and bonding , metallic and ceramic structures, polymers, ceramics, defects in solids, diffuion in solids,mechanical properties in solids and almost all in great detail. GET this book if you're a material science student at college. Its a real guide and I have studied from it for all my exams uptil junior year.
Callister is a brilliant writer and this book shows his true abilities. ... Read more

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At McGraw-Hill, we believe Beer and Johnston’s Mechanics of Materials is the uncontested leader for the teaching of solid mechanics.Used by thousands of students around the globe since it’s publication in 1981, Mechanics of Materials, provides a precise presentation of the subject illustrated with numerous engineering examples that students both understand and relate to theory and application.

The tried and true methodology for presenting material gives your student the best opportunity to succeed in this course.From the detailed examples, to the homework problems, to the carefully developed solutions manual, you and your students can be confident the material is clearly explained and accurately represented.

If you want the best book for your students, we feel Beer, Johnston’s Mechanics of Materials, 5th edition is your only choice. ... Read more

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Sterile
I could not follow the examples or the chapter explanations.I felt as though Beer and Johnson do not want me to understand the basic concepts.I would spend hours on a few problems and understand about half the material.I would buy LINDEBURG books on fundamentals of engineering.Do not buy this book even if it is assigned to the class.Most of your classmates or going to work together on homework problems and never open the book.

Tough book, keep with it.
The book seems almost outdated with its long text. Additionally, the practice problems at the end of each chapter can be confusing to take on based on the text. The book requires a good teacher supplement or secondary reference.

HOWEVER:

After a while, you'll get a feel for the way the book operates and you'll finish with a very strong understanding of the book's concepts. You just have to stick with it. The problems at the end of the book, although confusing at first, are great practice to applying the concepts in ways that are not explicitly defined in the chapter texts. I'd recommend this if you're willing to take on the problems and have supplemental material available.

Great resource
I haven't looked at different options in terms of others with the same content. It is a great resource in understanding fundamental properties of materials. It has lots of examples that help alot when working the problems even though some were a little vague.

Another overpriced unnecessary edition ...
...and STILL the answer key is wrong. From the Wikipedia:
"In materials science, the strength of a material refers to the material's ability to withstand an applied stress without failure. Yield strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve (as opposed to true stress-strain curve) beyond which the material begins deformation that cannot be reversed upon removal of the loading. Ultimate strength refers to the point on the engineering stress-strain curve corresponding to the maximum stress."

The last edition of this book was in 2005. What exactly in the above definition of this subject matter has changed in the last four years? Are our bridges in danger of breaking into pieces and floating into space? Or perhaps the authors have lost a great deal in the stock market and picking the pockets of students who had a great supply of affordable used fourth editions was the solution to the authors' problems?

I used this book in one of its much earlier incarnations (early 90's) for a class, and it was wonderfully written. The prose was clear, the examples to the point, and the illustrations were entirely adequate. However, that was the second or so edition, and the answer key was still wrong back then. I compared the fourth edition of this book to my stepson's fifth edition, and I have to say, what is the point? The sections have been rearranged as have the questions, and it appears some of the errors in previous editions are gone, but new ones have popped up, in some cases to problems that have been in this book for years but have just been put in a different place in the book.

If this book was about the underlying subject of material science aimed at seniors or graduate students, well that subject changes quickly. However, this is a book aimed at college sophomores, and the underlying calculations have not changed. I really loved studying this subject with my second edition. Since that edition was sufficient in 1992, I don't know why three more editions with no more room for improvement with the exception of the answer key which has still not been fixed is necessary for anything but the publisher's bottom line.

CEE BOOK
Great Book. Well put together and thought out. Newest edition with the most up to date infomation. Should be in every CEE library ... Read more

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The Science of Construction Materials is a study and work book for civil engineering students. Since the contents of the book are presented in a way that makes the reading an active process, the book is also suitable as self-study for the researcher and practising civil engineer. The publication is not a textbook on thermodynamics, but rather an incentive to use the calculation methods of physical chemistry to solve problems within the science of construction materials. The presentation of the theoretical subjects is supported by approximately 500 exercises with solutions as well as commented examples of calculations; throughout the book the relation to civil engineering practice is demonstrated. A detailed subject index and a comprehensive collection of tables of physical and chemical data for substances relevant for the science of construction materials are also found in the book. This makes the book suitable as a work of reference.