Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 832 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 7th Edition February 17, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471736961
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471736967
• Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 3.4 pounds

Product Review
Solutions Manual, Transparencies and Interactive Simulation software Package available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons --This text refers to the Software edition.

Product Description
Building on the extraordinary success of six best-selling editions, Bill Callister's new Seventh Edition of MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: AN INTRODUCTION continues to promote student understanding of the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, and polymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that exist between the structural elements of materials and their properties.

Reader Reviews
The quality of Callister's educational approach on basic Materials Science is out of question. His long time experience in the area is reflected by the success of the prior editions of this book. As Materials Science evolves quite fast -almost day by day- textbooks need to adapt. In this respect, Callister has demonstrated to be on top of the wake always. My concerns arise when I compare this edition with the prior one and find very few enhancements in terms of the text itself. The only noticeable aspect in the printed edition is the use of more colors in the graphs. The publisher (Wiley) tries to justify the steep price of this book by placing online additional perks for educators and students. Honestly, although I may sound "old-schoolish," I believe that all that is unnecessary and cannot justify overpricing this resource. As a college professor of a minority school, I do not feel fine by requiring this expensive book to my students. Yes, it can -in time- become a reference for the students; but then, as a reference, the web perks will become unusable since Wiley will keep changing them with newer editions. Most likely, due to its price, most of the students will try to sell their copies. Indeed, they will realize that there are better "reference" texts than this one.