Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 8th Edition

I sold my newer edition and got an older edition (costs less money). This book has great detail and great at explaining things. I am a materials engineer and this is by far my most referenced book for a jumping off point. If you are unclear about something, I would start with this book and it will provide general details. After that, you can use resources that are more focused on a certain subject. I use it to refresh on basic ideas all of the time. This book provides such a strong foundation you would be crazy not to have it on your book shelf for reference if you do anything really materials oriented.

When I was finishing my MatSci undergrad degree, one of my T.A.s was taking his orals for a Ph.D. He passed handily. When asked how he prepared, he said that he studied Callister until he understood *everything*. That about says it all, suitable as an intro text for sophomores, and suitable as an advanced text for grad students.

The book is actually well designed and offers a wonderful coverage at an introductory level. However the rub lies in the material covered through the examinations provided through the text book company. The material technically is in the book, however much like some of the homework sets, the information is contained within captions and side notes.

This is a great textbook. It's well written and easy to follow and understand. My teacher isn't very good, but I'm totally learning the material from reading the book. A lot of the time, I feel confused during the lectures, but then when I read the chapter, everything really comes together. I actually enjoy reading the book. Very interesting and informative!

Arrived in good shape. The book itself isn't really that impressive. I'm basically using it in an online class that has no prereqs. For this purpose the book seems a bit too advanced. On the other side of the coin, if someone has a chemistry and physics background, I don't they would be overly impressed either. It doesn't show or explain how many of the formulas are derived.

Most engineering books I've come across I can't read due to not knowing the engineering terms they expect you to know beforehand.This is the only book I've actually read and understood in engineering. It explains things well and doesn't use too much professional jargon that material science beginners would have to sort through. Thankful for engineering books like this that actually help me learn and not make me feel lost!!

this book is really interesting I took both classes and i must say this thing is really hard. I got A in both of the classes and I was a mechanical Engineering doing materials field but not anymore, I am a thermal fluid and dynamics guy. If you like chemistry you will like this class and subject

Excellent condition, shipped really fast. The content is fine, wish there was more detail in some explainations but all in all a solid book. Very limited answers to end of chapter questions so you will need a chegg account to help check problems.

Daughter loves this book for her degree course

Good product

It's a text book. It does what it does. Took forever to get here.