Textbook

Essentials of Modern Materials Science and Engineering

ISBN: 978-0-471-75365-0

Paperback

368 pages

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It’s practical and applicable. It is our goal for students, after completing the course and using this text, that they are prepared to make informed materials selection decisions.
It’s balanced. A variety of materials are presented to provide a broad overview of materials available to engineers.
It’s visual. This book strong use of visuals help students understand the concepts better than simply reading about them.
Conversational Tone: The book is written in a conversational tone, designed to facilitate student learning. When I piloted the text in my Materials Science class, the anonymous comments from students included statements like “I didn’t need to read it five times to start to understand it.”
Learning Objectives: Detailed learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter let the student know the specific goals of the chapter – what should you be able to do if you really understand the material.
Homework Problems: The homework problems at the end of the chapter are a blend of numerical questions (Calculate the tensile strength of a 0.509 in² beam…) and more open-ended qualitative questions (Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of fillings made from dental composites with those made from amalgam) that require a deeper understanding to answer (and are much harder to copy).