The Physics and Chemistry of Materials by Joel I. Gersten, Fr... - 9780471057949

The Physics and Chemistry of MaterialsAuthor(s): Joel I. Gersten, Frederick W. Smith\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-Interscience\nISBN-13: 9780471057949, 978-0471057949\nSynopsis\nA comprehensive introduction to the structure, properties, and applications of materials\n This title provides the first unified treatment for the broad subject of materials. Authors Gersten and Smith use a fundamental approach to define the structure and properties of a wide range of solids on the basis of the local chemical bonding and atomic order present in the material. Emphasizing the physical and chemical origins of material properties, the book focuses on the most technologically important materials being utilized and developed by scientists and engineers.\n Appropriate for use in advanced materials courses, The Physics and Chemistry of Materials provides the background information necessary to assimilate the current academic and patent literat.