Materials Science And Engineering: An Introduction

Excellent. Written well enough I can follow most of it. That is a recommendation in itself. Only in first 100 pages so far but I have read enough to confirm rest of it is worth reading. When I read a book slowly that's because the author has kept my interest.

One of the most succinct textbooks I have ever used. It delivers the material you need to know, and doesn't mess around and waste your time.

I got the book on time and in the condition it was described. I would buy from this source again. IDK if this is Amazons fault or the sources fault but one cannot look at any pages from this book before buying it. Instead it shows pages from a different book. What is the point of a "Look inside this book" option if it redirects the viewer to a different book. I did not want to look in the book over there, I wanted to look inside this book. Anyways, if you know its the book you want, then you can confidently buy from this source and expect quality timing and condition. :)

I would consider this a good undergraduate level text for an introduction to material science, as the title implies. It has good illustrations, nice web content to accompany the text. It does not require the web content to easily understand the material... HOWEVER, the last several chapters of this edition are pdf's available on the web only and referenced in the index by W1,W2, W3, etc. Not ideal, especially considering that you get only 360 days access to those chapters. I would have preferred them to be part of the text. One of those web chapters was a primary reason for purchasing this book.Other than this, it has good coverage of the basics and is an easy read for those interested in the subject, especially if you do not a Material Scientist. It provides a conceptual understanding of metals, ceramics and polymers. How their properties arise from their atomic/molecular structure as well as how processes impact these properties. Very good walkthough of how to interpret phase diagrams for unary and binary systems... I perhaps would be interested in the latest edition to see if more complex phase diagrams are covered, seeing as how the industry I work in has moved away from binary alloys and are now mostly tertiary and quad alloys, it would help to see coverage of these. There is a mention of this in this edition, but none are covered in detail.Overall a very good reference.

Great tried and true text on materials

A must have for any materials scientist or engineer working with materials properties. Does not go into crazy detail on any one subject but has enough basic theory in all materials to educate you enough to find papers with more detail.

The book was in excellent condition and I paid a good price. However, it was not what I thought it was - being a question and answer style college book. However, that was my fault.Still glad I bought it though

This is the previous edition my university uses. This got me through the course with no problems (homework was online). It is pretty much the same as the newer edition.

The book is pretty nice.

Good reference book. Worth buying it.

I bought this recently as background reading whilst doing my Beng (Hons) Manufacturing Systems degree and it's very useful. Great examples throughout and very 'readable' in the modern, colourful style. Great worked examples and calculations.Overall, very happy with the purchase and quality of the material.

I am satisfied with the service that has been given in the description given by the seller and delivery.

Ordered the wrong thing so never used this CD, seller was kind and let me return it. Not sure it's necessary, as I was looking for the book. Once I bought that it was fantastic!