Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials

About this book

A modern introduction to the subject taking a unique integrated approach designed to appeal to both science and engineering students. Covering a broad spectrum of topics this book includes numerous up-to-date examples of real materials with relevant applications and a modern treatment of key concepts. The science bias allows this book to be equally accessible to engineers chemists and physicists. Carefully structured into self-contained bite-sized chapters to enhance student understanding Questions have been designed to reinforce the concepts presented Includes coverage of radioactivity Relects a rapidly growing field from the science perspective