Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering - Hardcover

Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072953586 ISBN 13: 9780072953589

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2005

Synopsis

Smith/Hashemi's Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, 4/e provides an eminently readable and understandable overview of engineering materials for undergraduate students. Chapters have been updated to reflect new topics such as nanotechnology and biotechnology and materials types being used in industry. Through concise explanations, numerous worked-out examples, a wealth of illustrations & photos, and a brand new set of online resources, the new edition of Smith provides the most student-friendly introduction to the science & engineering of materials. The fourth edition features expanded chapter problem sets with even more Design-Oriented Problems involving materials selection factors. Chapter Openers immediately engage students in each chapter's content through a highlighted, real-world application. Corresponding ancillary supplements are listed at the end of each chapter to allow for easy integration of online and CD-ROM resources into text material.

About this title

About the Author

Smith is an associate professor in the department of electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky, where has taught since 1990 nad has twice won the Outstanding Engineering Professor Award. He earned a B.S. from the University of Kentucky and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Synopsis

For this fourth edition of a text/CD-ROM package for an introductory course in materials science and engineering, Smith (University of Central Florida) and Hashemi (Texas Tech University) have added three new sections devoted to advanced alloys and their applications in biomedical engineering. There are now 1,200 problems and 180 materials selectio

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0072953586
• ISBN 13: 9780072953589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 928