Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach

by William D. Callister Jr.

Extensive, introductory-level, coverage of mechanical properties and failure which is the most important materials considerations for many engineers.
* This book judiciously and extensively makes use of illustrations and photographs. The approximate 500 figures include a large number of photographs that shoe the microstructure of various materials.
* Current and up-to-date with the latest developments in materials science and engineering.

Genres: Textbooks, Reference, Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, College

552 pages, ebook

First published December 5, 2000

Reviews

[Sankalp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent but very incomplete introductory materials science book. I used this for my freshman intro course. It could have done a much better job of introducing biomaterials, ceramics, and crystal defects.. However, Callister does his job of introducing crystal structures, band formation, mechanical properties of materials, and polymers. All of these subjects were covered in the first 12 chapters of the book, which is where my course finished.

[Thomas Eiden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed learning from this book. Watch out for hexagonal crystal systems though, they'll be the bane of you and your homework at 2 am.

[Sander Braathen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Covers the curriculum well for my undergrad course but, as a European with English as my second language, I have to give some feedback.

- It covers stuff too much, to a point where it's hard to find exactly what you're looking for.
- It uses unnecessary hard language. I've had to google words more than once to understand what I was reading. Also, the language is stiff. One example is the frequent use of the word and sentence layout with "respectfully". It has no use, it's better to just write stuff regularely.
- It uses a web page for some problems. This isn't a problem in itself, since there are a bunch of good problems in the book too, I just want to mention it and my dislike for books turning more and more digital.

Keep in mind that this review is my own opinions with my own background.

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

good textbook

[Alghadeer13 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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