Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach by William D. Callister

by William D. Callister Jr.

Now in its third edition, Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering continues to take an integrated approach to the topic organization. One specific structure, characteristic, or property type at a time is discussed for all three basic material types metals, ceramics, and polymers. This order of presentation allows for early introduction of non metals and supports the engineer's role of choosing a material based on its characteristics.

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

Paperback Bunko

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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