Introduction to the physics and chemistry of materials
By: Robert J. Naumann.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420061338
Subjects: Materials science
Notes: "A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to materials science; title: Fundamental principles; title: Chemical bonding; title: Crystals and crystallography; title: Structure of matter; title: The reciprocal lattice and X-ray diffraction; title: Theory of elasticity; title: Defects in crystals; title: Mechanical properties of materials; title: Composites; title: Phase transformation in single component systems; title: Phase equilibria in multi-component systems; title: Alloy solidification; title: Transformation kinetics; title: Review of (or introduction to) distribution functions; title: Lattice vibrations and phonons; title: Thermal properties of solids; title: Free electrons in metals; title: Band theory of metals; title: Semiconductors; title: Theory and applications of junctions; title: Transistors, quantum wells, and superlattices; title: Dielectrics and the dielectric function; title: Optical properties of materials; title: Magnetism and magnetic materials; title: Superconductivity.