Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction By William D., Jr. Callister

Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction
By William D., Jr. Callister

Publisher:   Wiley
Number Of Pages:   832
Publication Date:   2006-02-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0471736961
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780471736967
Binding:   Hardcover
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Building on the extraordinary success of six best-selling editions,Bill Callister's new Seventh Edition of MATERIALS SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING: AN INTRODUCTION continues to promote student understandingof the three primary types of materials (metals, ceramics, andpolymers) and composites, as well as the relationships that existbetween the structural elements of materials and their properties.

Summary: Perfect...
Rating: 5
Great book...does a good job of deriving things from first principles.Excellent reference, everything is well-organized. One minor complaint:I wish that the section on analyzing phase diagrams with the lever rulecame with a few more examples and better explanations. For that, if Icould, I would dock a quarter of a star.

Summary: Good book, though much overpriced
Rating: 4
The quality of Callister's educational approach on basic MaterialsScience is out of question. His long time experience in the area isreflected by the success of the prior editions of this book. AsMaterials Science evolves quite fast -almost day by day- textbooks needto adapt. In this respect, Callister has demonstrated to be on top ofthe wake always.
My concerns arise when I compare this edition with the prior one andfind very few enhancements in terms of the text itself. The onlynoticeable aspect in the printed edition is the use of more colors inthe graphs. The publisher (Wiley) tries to justify the steep price ofthis book by placing online additional perks for educators andstudents. Honestly, although I may sound "old-schoolish," I believethat all that is unnecessary and cannot justify overpricing thisresource.
As a college professor of a minority school, I do not feel fine byrequiring this expensive book to my students. Yes, it can -in time-become a reference for the students; but then, as a reference, the webperks will become unusable since Wiley will keep changing them withnewer editions. Most likely, due to its price, most of the studentswill try to sell their copies. Indeed, they will realize that there arebetter "reference" texts than this one.

Summary: Great Tool
Rating: 4
Great introductory book. It built upon many of the concepts I hadlearned in my General Chemistry couses. Having previously worked inmetal fabrication, I now learned what the metal specification numbersmeant and why some types of metals are harder or softer than others.

Summary: Very easy to understand
Rating: 4
Although i found it to be mundane at times, it was a great book when itcame to teaching the material. the examples are made very clear and thetext cleanly explains anything that you may find confusing. very highlyrecommended

Summary: an introduction
Rating: 5
The depth, clarity with which he surveys materials science conceptswill make this text indispensable for both studying and practicingengineers for years to come. Without a doubt, this is one of the mostwell written textbooks I have ever had the pleasure of reading.All thefigures are well drawn, the green fonts here and there seem quiet. Allthe tough theories, concepts just jump out of the line and hit myforehead.
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