PREFACE

Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, Third Edition is designed for a first course in materials science and engineering for engineering students. Understanding that this might be a student's first exposure to materials science, the book presents essential topics in a clear, concise manner, without extraneous details to overwhelm newcomers. Industrial examples and photographs used throughout the book give students a look at the many ways material science and engineering are applied in the real world.

New features of the third edition

In addition to its already renowned student-friendly writing style and applications to industry, the third edition offers new features that prepare students for life outside the classroom.

Design and materials selection problems now follow the end-of-chapter problems. These problems challenge students to create engineering solutions through the design process. Chapter openers introduce students to such materials science topics as biotechnology and nanotechnology with real-world tie-ins like the sinking of the Titanic, car racing, and hip replacements.

The third edition has also been updated to include more modern applications of materials. End-of-chapter problems have been revised. Chapter-by-chapter references, listed after the appendices, have been updated to reference current literature.

Online Learning Center - Student Resources

At www.mhhe.com/smithmaterials, the Website to accompany Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, students will find a variety of useful learning aids.

e-Professor -- Each of the e-Professor modules shows students how to solve problems with such materials as crystalline structures, XXX, and YYY.

Animations -- These instructive help students visualize important concepts in materials science by showing the structures of XXX, YYY, and ZZZ.

Case Studies -- These reports show how such industries as aerospace and nuclear have solved problems using materials.

Bonus Chapter -- "Materials for MEMS and Microsystems," a chapter from Tai-Ran Tsu's MEMS and Microsystems: Design and Architecture, describes how materials are used in mechanical and electrical components.

Additionally, students can test their knowledge of materials with the site's book quizzes, FE exam quizzes, flashcards, puzzles, and selected answers to book problems. The online glossary allows one-click access to all of the textbook's end-of-chapter definitions.

Online Learning Center - Instructor Resources

Useful teaching tools await professors at the "Instructor Center" of www.mhhe.com/smithmaterials, including the Instructor's Solutions Manual and C.O.S.M.O.S., the Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System. The Instructor Center also provides course management tools from WebCT, Blackboard, and eCollege. A gallery of images from the textbook will allow professors to customize graphics in their classroom presentations.

Instructors can access these tools by contacting their local McGraw-Hill sales representative for password information.

Acknowledgments

It is a pleasure to thank the professors and students who have used or who are using other materials of the author. Without their support, this book would not exist. Additional thanks are due to the following reviewers for their comments and helpful suggestions: Grace Chen, Terry Creasy, J. Richard Elliott, Osman Inal, Stephen Krause, Marc Andre Meyers, Devesh Misra, Paulo Monteiro, Roumiana Petrova, Lew Rabenberg, and James Wittig.

I thank Javad Hashemi for all the fine work he did with the design problems, chapter openers, and supplements. Finally, I thank Louis Chow at the University of Central Florida and Jonathan Plant of McGraw-Hill for their help and encouragement.

William F. Smith