Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach 3rd Edition

Arrived in a great condition! Class was a tough one though.

The text is somewhat confusing. The diagrams are too small and any attempt to magnify results in grainy pictures. Additionally the lack of page numbers makes it difficult to follow along with a class. Locations do not help at all. The formatting seems to be off and can lack cohesiveness unless you can compare it to the hard-copy version.

Book has more short comings than I thought compared to the newer edition. Came very quickly and brand new. No weird smell and no damaged edges makes for a great review!

This book covers tons of material. It was part of 2 classes I took, and I've referred to it in several others. It has content on almost everything that will be covered in an undergraduate materials science program, then a little bit more. The amount of coverage it gives for each topic though varies quite a bit. I found its discussion on the various microstructures of steel very useful on multiple occasions. The section on fracture though left a little bit to be desired, the section discussing brittle fracture is only about half a page. It tries to condense what would probably be 3 or 4 whole chapters in a mechanical properties textbook (on fracture, fatigue, creep, impact testing, stress concentration) into a single 50 page chapter. Overall though, I found it to be a good intro textbook and a good reference for concepts.

Awesome book. Great, accurate product description. Saved me tons of money by not buying from university book store. Buy here, you won't regret it.

This text is great. It explains material science as simply as possible. This text is excellent, and is easy to read.

Needed this book for a class. I didn't find it to be particularly helpful or useless. Just about average. Yup.

perfect