ABSTRACT

Designed for advanced undergraduate students, Physical Properties of Materials, Second Edition establishes the principles that control the optical, thermal, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of materials. Using an atomic and molecular approach, this introduction to materials science offers students a wide-ranging survey of the field a

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction to Materials Science

chapter 2|26 pages

Atomic and Molecular Origins of Color

chapter 3|22 pages

Color in Metals and Semiconductors

chapter 5|22 pages

Other Optical Effects

chapter 7|20 pages

Thermal Expansion

chapter 8|18 pages

Thermal Conductivity

chapter 9|60 pages

Thermodynamic Aspects of Stability

chapter 10|24 pages

Surface and Interfacial Phenomena

chapter 11|20 pages

Other Phases of Matter

chapter 12|48 pages

Electrical Properties

chapter 13|26 pages

Magnetic Properties

chapter 14|46 pages

Mechanical Properties