In this vivid and comprehensible introduction to materials science, the
author expands the modern concepts of metal physics to formulate basic
theory applicable to other engineering materials, such as ceramics and
polymers. Written for engineering students and working engineers with
little previous knowledge of solid-state physics, this textbook enables
the reader to study more specialized and fundamental literature of
materials science. Dozens of illustrative photographs, many of them
transmission electron microscopy images, plus line drawings, aid
developing a firm appreciation of this complex topic. Hard-to-grasp
terms such as "textures" are lucidly explained - not only the phenomenon
itself, but also its consequences for the material properties. This
excellent book makes materials science more transparent.