Physical properties of materials

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"Materials science offers a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to basic principles of matter through forefront research topics, of immediate or near-future direct application to their lives. Materials research is advancing rapidly. New topics in this second edition include: materials and sustainability; carbon nanotubes; other nanomaterials including nanocomposites; quantum dots; spintronics; magnetoresistance. In addition, in response to comments from other professors who taught from the first edition, this new edition includes and an introductory section on structures of materials and more discussion concerning polymers"--  Read more... Introduction to materials science -- Color and other optical properties of materials -- Atomic and molecular origins of color -- Color in metals and semiconductors -- Color from interactions of light waves with bulk matter -- Other optical effects -- Thermal properties of materials -- Heat capacity, heat content, and energy storage -- Thermal expansion -- Thermal conductivity -- Thermodynamic aspects of stability -- Surface and interfacial phenomena -- Other phases of matter -- Electrical and magnetic properties of materials -- Electric properties -- Magnetic properties -- Mechanical properties of materials -- Mechanical properties.