Properties of materials

"Ideal for a variety of courses in materials science, Properties of Materials offers students a wide-ranging and introductory survey of this exciting field. It uses an atomic and molecular approach to introduce the basic principles of materials science from the perspective of various properties - optical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and mechanical - highlighting the relationships among the properties. In addition, the book includes unique "tutorials" that enable students to apply the principles they have learned in order to work out the physical principles behind such important advances as the photocopy process, photography, fiber optics, heat storage materials, magnetic devices, and more."--BOOK JACKET.