Understanding Solids - The Science of Materials - Grand Format

Extensive new coverage of : computational science and engineering ; nanoscale properties ; point defects ; advances in crystallography related topics. There have been radical developments in the study of solid state materials over the past 10 years - think batteries, solar cells, graphene, carbon nanotubes - and this new edition has been meticulously updated to reflect these advances. Retaining the structure of the highly-regarded first edition, it contains five parts covering : structures and microstructures ; classes of materials ; reactions and transformations ; physical properties ; and nuclear properties of solids.
Each chapter is self-contained to encourage student understanding and to reinforce key concepts, and includes further reading, problems and exercises. Additional resources are available online, including supplementary material, colour figures, solutions to the introductory questions, and problems and exercises. Equally accessible to both science and engineering students, Understanding Solids, Second Edition provides an invaluable foundation in the physical and chemical properties of solids, and is essential for those studying materials science, physics, chemistry and engineering.