Subjects:  1. Chemical Engineering Operations    2. Chemical reaction, Conditions    3. Chemical reaction, Conditions and laws of    4. Chemistry - Inorganic    5. Gas-solid interfaces    6. Mechanics - Dynamics - General    7. Molecular dynamics    8. Physical Chemistry    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Biochemical Engineering    12. Science / Chemistry / Inorganic   

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VeryReadable Account
Its a nice little book on phonons and electrons,the chapters are well-laid out,the explanations are good,though some parts like the section on crystal momentum and the associated "normal"and "umklapp" process have been given rather perfunctory physical attributes.At any rate any one looking into transport phenomenon in solids and semiconductors should read it.Chapters 3&4 are the crucial ones of the book.And yes,it provides an excellent launching pad to delve into Ziman's "Electrons and Phonons",this book helped me understand much of Ziman's work as contained in his text and regarded as the one of the best ever on phonons and electrons.The work by Liang-Fu-Lou is certainly worth reading.
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Subjects:  1. Nuclear Physics    2. Physics    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Solid State Physics    6. Quantum physics (quantum mechanics)    7. States of matter    8. Statistical physics   

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A comprehensive, excellent introduction to FEM
I was advised to use "Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, 4th Edition" by Robert D. Cook, David S. Malkus, Michael E. Plesha, Robert J. Witt as my text and reference during my graduate course in FEM. However, using the book left me with millions of unanswered questions-some very fundamental in nature. If you are a student who wants to understand the physical interpretations of the principles of the Finite Element Method beyond the mere mathematical manipulations, this book is for you. This is the most comprehensive text book on this subject. It is also very well written and can be assimilated with some effort. I can't recommend this book enough.

a very good book
I learnt FE from this book. It is clear, coincise, full of well-worked examples. It covers almost all of the aspectes of FE programming. The book contains two educational codes, thought both are FORTRAN77 code, one can easily understand what's going on, so as to rewrite it in C or, say, FORTRAN90. It is one of my best list.
Just completing his second and third chapter in FE formulation, you cannot deny Dr.Reddy's ingenius in FE. His solid background in Variational Calculus will enlight you the real nature of Finite Element approximation and bring you understand how can fomulate FE statement from BVP. Don't be bored in his mathematical written styles, because you could not understand FE in other ways.Absolutely, this book is one in my best list of FE textbook. His enlightment could not be found in a plenty of FE textbooks sold in your bookstore. Just read it!!! You may think like me. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Algebra - General    2. Drafting & Mechanical Drawing    3. Finite Element Method In Engineering    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Finite element method    6. General    7. Mathematics    8. Mechanics - General    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    12. Differential equations    13. Engineering: general    14. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    15. Mechanical engineering    16. Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics    17. Testing of materials   

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Great Book
Great Summry of polymer physics.The best one that I have seen ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Material Science    3. Physics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    7. Plastics & polymers technology    8. Polymers    9. Science / Physics    10. Science-Chemistry - General    11. Technology / Material Science    12. Technology-Material Science   

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Great text for learning and reference
As a student in materials science, this is one of best books I have ever read in materials science.The text is kept to a minimum and is easy to read.The figures are large and easy to understand, and the equations are all well explained.Just about every topic in friction and wear is given at least a cursory glance along with listings of more focused literature.This book should be read by all who deal with friction and wear as part of their work or education. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - General    2. Friction    3. Material Science    4. Materials    5. Materials For Engineering    6. Mechanical Properties Of Materials    7. Mechanical wear    8. Nanostructures    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Classical mechanics    12. Materials science    13. Science / Nanostructures    14. Science-Nanostructures    15. Technology / Material Science    16. Technology-Engineering - General    17. Tribology (friction & lubrication)   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    3. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    4. Mechanics - General    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Statistical physics   

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only good for reference
This book should only sit in library. Individuals don't have to own it. The article authors, of course, are famous scholars but the price of this book is way too high for personal use. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronics    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Material Science    4. Materials    5. Metallic oxides    6. Reference    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Solid State Physics    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Thin films    12. Electronics engineering    13. Technology / Material Science   

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New Book Provides Useful Overview of Spectroscopy
"In short, the wide variety of topics covered means no matter what the reader's background, much of the book will cover spectroscopy related subjects that are unfamiliar. This book gives a very useful overview ofspectroscopy that will allow the reader to learn methods for doing thingsin other spectroscopic areas that could be potentially applied to his own.Highly recommended" H. Mark in Spectroscopy Magazine Showcase, March1999 ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Industrial & Technical    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Industrial applications    5. Infrared Technology    6. Microscopes & Microscopy    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Solids    10. Spectra    11. Spectroscopy    12. Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis    13. Spectrum analysis    14. Technology & Industrial Arts    15. Chemical spectroscopy, spectrochemistry    16. Science / Chemistry / Analytic    17. Testing of materials   

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It may help yr experiment
The clear text will guide my experiment in composites.
What I needed, when I needed it
I needed to get up to speed on DMA fast and I got what I needed. It didn't provide all the info I required for my specific application (submicron thin films) but it did provide a sound foundation for further investigation. This is truly what it claims to be, a practical introduction, many thanks to the author.

Finally! The Book That Spells Out The Answers To Questions.
I spent many hours researching for a Thermal Mechanical textbook that was packed full of "Get Down To The Point Answers". Let's face it, there are not many current Thermal Analysis textbooks for sale. The booksI've seen are too scrambled with no understanding at the end. This book wasVERY informative, and it answered my questions. Special Thanks to theauthor.Please write many more books with the same intentions in mind:"We would like to understand and learn from what we read"! ThankYou! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Analytic    2. Chemistry - Industrial & Technical    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Material Science    5. Mechanical Properties Of Materials    6. Mechanical properties    7. Polymeric Materials    8. Polymers    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology    12. Thermal properties    13. Analytical chemistry    14. Flow, turbulence, rheology    15. Science / Chemistry / Analytic    16. Engineering    17. Chemistry    18. Materials Science    19. Rheology   

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Textbook
Not great, not written to teach, but with chunks of info stuck together.Way to many equations for anyone to use, but good discussion, diagrams and tables.May be better for theoretical/computational course than extending the basics of material science.I'll still learn a lot and have a good reference book, but there are better books out there.

A great resource
I am a graduate student studying in the field of nanomaterials. I picked up this book upon advice from a professor and i've thumbed through it's pages on numerous occasions on which i've found exactly what I was looking for.I would not pick this book up if you're interested in problem sets, though.There are only a handful at the end of the chapter and some of them are extremely hard.

Great Book that combines a lot of information
I thought this book was great.It combines a lot of information from "undergraduate" textbooks on material science and mechanics then adds stuff that I would consider as graduate level material.This is a good book to have around that has a wide range of information in it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    2. Engineering - General    3. Material Science    4. Materials    5. Physical Properties Of Materials    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Solid State Physics    9. Solid state chemistry    10. Solid-state physics    11. Chemistry    12. Electronics engineering    13. Low temperature physics    14. Science / Solid State Physics   

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Excellent for beginners
I am a Grad starting some reaserch in ET field. This book saved me a lot from struggling to understanding basic conceptions, assumptions, models, and theories. It is written so decently and much easier to be understood comparedwith those original papers.

A tour de force!
When I was asked by JACS to write a review of this book, I expected agood concise overview of Prof. Nitzan's many contributions to the field of quantum chemical dynamics. When I received a >700 page text I knew I had my work as a reviewer cut out for me.This book is a milestone in the field.It lays out the foundations of quantum condensed phase dynamics: quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, liquid theory, condensed matter theory, stochastic processes, and spectroscopy, and then builds upon these to present a clear and precise picture of how chemical physicists
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Subjects:  1. Chemical reaction, Conditions and laws of    2. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    3. Molecular dynamics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | Chemical Kinetics    7. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    8. Materials science    9. Physical chemistry    10. Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical   

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Not a bad text, but...
The approach in this book is a lot different than that which engineering students will learn in their Physics classes. This book uses a lot of calculus once you get past chapter seven, so make sure you have taken at LEAST up to Calculus III before you embark on the wonderous journey of attempting to understand shear and moment diagrams.
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Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Material Science    3. Mechanics, Applied    4. Nanostructures    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Statics    7. Strength Of Materials    8. Structural Analysis (Engineering)    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Mechanics of fluids    12. Mechanics of solids    13. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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A complete review of the mechanical behavior of ceramics
Green gives a very thorough and comprehensive introduction to the mechanical behavior, fracture mechanism and structural characterization of ceramics. As an industrial scientist, this book has greatly helped me in understanding the origin of failure in various materials and optimizing themicrostructure of the ceramic to improve its mechanical properties. Figuresand photos are concise and illustrative. The comprehension exercices at theend of the book could be helpful to the student I once was. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ceramic materials    2. Engineering - General    3. Material Science    4. Mechanical properties    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Ceramic materials--Mechanical properties    9. Ceramics & glass technology    10. Stability    11. Technology / Material Science   

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Nice written overview of QFT from a stat mech perspective
This book is a lengthy discussion of quantum field theory from the viewpoint of statistical mechanics. The author does a good job in connecting the theory of quantum fields with critical phenomena instatistical mechanics. Path integration is used throughout (more detaileddiscussion could be useful on how one relates the real time formulation fortime independent Hamiltonians to the Euclidean formulation). It is theEuclidean functional integral that is exploited throughout the book to makethe connections between QFT and statistical mechanics.The author shouldhave discussed the issues with analytical continuation between the realtime and imaginary time formulations. The discussion on instantons was veryilluminating. -LC (Global Mathematics, Inc) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical phenomena (Physics)    2. Quantum Field Theory    3. Quantum Theory    4. Renormalization (Physics)    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Statistical Mechanics    8. Waves & Wave Mechanics    9. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    10. Particle & high-energy physics    11. Physics | Quantum Physics    12. Relativistic quantum mechanics & quantum field theory    13. Science / Quantum Theory    14. Statistical physics   

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strongly recommend this book
An extremely well-written book. Clear physics, simple but rigorous math, interesting figures. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Green's functions    2. Many-body problem    3. Quantum Mechanics    4. Quantum Theory    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Solid State Physics    8. Superconductivity    9. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    10. Quantum physics (quantum mechanics)    11. Science / Quantum Theory    12. Science-Solid State Physics    13. Theoretical methods   

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Excellent book on PLD - a must read!
Extensive information on pulsed laser deposition that was cutting edge when it was published, much of which remains current and valuable today.

Buy it if you want to understand PLD
I am a researcher in this field. This book is the bible in this field. It talks about different aspects of PLD and different kinds of materials. Highly recommend to you if you are in this field.

Summarises the field well
Though this book is now ten years old, its papers should still hold up well. It surveys the then new field of making thin films by using pulses of high intensity laser light. The papers are written by experts in these methods.Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronics - Semiconductors    2. Lasers    3. Physics    4. Pulsed laser deposition    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Superconducters    8. Technology    9. Thin films    10. Applied optics    11. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    12. Materials science    13. Optics (light)    14. Technology / Electronics / Semiconductors   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    2. Material Science    3. Physical Properties Of Crystals    4. Physics    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Solid State Physics    8. Technology    9. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    10. Materials science    11. Solid state chemistry   

Subjects:  1. Electricity And Magnetism    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Material Science    4. Physics    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Superconducting magnets    8. Superconductivity    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    11. Science / Physics   

Subjects:  1. Analysis    2. Effect of radiation on    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Ion bombardment    5. Material Science    6. Materials    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Solid State Physics    10. Solids    11. Technology    12. Science: General Issues    13. Technology / Material Science   

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A great reference text. Well organized and presented.
This is an excellent text for every electrical engineering student whether graduate or undergraduate. I found the information to be clear and concise which made the concepts easily manageable. The use of mathematical formulas are placed in such a way as to aid with the reading rather than to be overbearing as other solid-state physics texts can be. The author does a great job in sectioning the book into parts, thereby making it easier to focus on a particular area of interest without having to hunt for the deisred information. For practicing engineers, this is a good reference book, especially if you are looking to gain a further understanding of device physics.

Easy to read, concept-oriented treatment of the subject.
The author should be commended for writing a textbook that focuses on the concepts instead of mathematical formulas, making the subject easy to comprehend.At the same time, the formulas are there for more indepthunderstanding.Overall, a good textbook for an undergraduate student ofmaterials science. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electric engineering    2. Electronics    3. Energy-band theory of solids    4. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    5. Material Science    6. Materials    7. Physical Properties Of Materials    8. Physics    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Solid State Physics    12. Solid-state physics    13. Technology & Industrial Arts    14. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    15. Electrical engineering    16. Materials science    17. Technology / Engineering / Electrical