An Introduction to Materials Science / Wenceslao González-Viñas and Héctor L. Mancini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González-Viñas, Wenceslao, 1969- author.

Mancini, Héctor L., 1945- author.

Standardized Title:

Ciencia de los materiales. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Materials.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Materials science has undergone a revolutionary transformation in the past two decades. It is an interdisciplinary field that has grown out of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering departments. In this book, González-Viñas and Mancini provide an introduction to the field, one that emphasizes a qualitative understanding of the subject, rather than an intensely mathematical one. The book covers the topics usually treated in a first course on materials science, such as crystalline solids and defects. It describes the electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of matter; the unique properties of dielectric and magnetic materials; the phenomenon of superconductivity; polymers; and optical and amorphous materials. More modern subjects, such as fullerenes, liquid crystals, and surface phenomena are also covered, and problems are included at the end of each chapter. An Introduction to Materials Science is addressed to both undergraduate students with basic skills in chemistry and physics, and those who simply want to know more about the topics on which the book focuses.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

Chapter 1. What Is a Material?

Chapter 2. Crystalline Solids

Chapter 3. Imperfections

Chapter 4. Electrical Properties

Chapter 5. Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Chapter 6. Magnetic Materials and Dielectrics

Chapter 7. Superconductivity

Chapter 8. Optical Materials

Chapter 9. Noncrystalline Materials

Chapter 10. Polymeric Materials

Chapter 11. Surface Science

Chapter 12. New Materials

Appendix A. Physical Constants

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Translation of: Ciencia de los materiales.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781680159271

1680159275

9781400880058

140088005X

OCLC:

979624927