White M.A. Physical Properties of Materials

2nd Edition. – Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2011. – 469 p. – ISBN: 1439866511Designed for advanced undergraduate students, Physical Properties of Materials, Second Edition establishes the principles that control the optical, thermal, electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of materials. Using an atomic and molecular approach, this introduction to materials science offers students a wide-ranging survey of the field and a basis to understand future materials. The author incorporates comments on applications of materials science, extensive references to the contemporary and classic literature, and problems at the end of each chapter. In addition, unique tutorials allow students to apply the principles to understand applications, such as photocopying, magnetic devices, fiber optics, and more.
This fully revised and updated second edition presents a discussion of materials sustainability, a description of crystalline structures, and discussion of current and recent developments, including graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanocomposites, magnetocaloric effect, and spintronics. Along with a new capstone tutorial on the materials science of cymbals, this edition contains more than 60 new end-of-chapter problems, bringing the total to 300 problems.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
Electrical Properties
Magnetic Properties
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Mechanical Properties
Appendix 1: Fundamental Physical Constants
Appendix 2: Unit Conversions
Appendix 3: The Greek Alphabet
Appendix 4: Sources of Lecture Demonstration Materials