{"product_id":"electronic-properties-of-engineering-materials-isbn-9780471316275","title":"Electronic Properties of Engineering Materials","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Livingston has written a highly readable undergraduate text introducing the physics and chemistry underlying the electronic properties of engineering solids. The first half of the text uses a semi-classical approach, while the second half introduces quantum mechanics and applies quantum chemistry and quantum physics to the basic properties of metals, insulators, and semiconductors.\u003c\/p\u003eDieses in sehr gut verständlichem Stil geschriebene Lehrbuch für untere Semester erklärt die physikalischen und chemischen Zusammenhänge, die den elektronischen Eigenschaften von Festkörpern zugrunde liegen. Im ersten Teil wird von einem halbklassischen Ansatz ausgegangen, wogegen der zweite Teil quantenmechanisch angelegt ist und die Merkmale von Metallen, Isolatoren und Halbleitern aus den Formalismen der Quantenchemie und -physik heraus erläutert. (03\/99) SEMI-CLASSICAL APPROACH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conductors and Resistors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Windows, Doors, and Transparent Electrodes (Optical Properties of Conductors).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Insulators and Capacitors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lenses and Optical Fibers (Optical Properties of Insulators).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inductors, Electromagnets, and Permanent Magnets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Superconductors and Superconducting Magnets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elasticity, Springs, and Sonic Waves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e QUANTUM MECHANICAL APPROACH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Light Particles, Electron Waves, and Quantum Wells, and Springs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Periodic Table, Atomic Spectra, and Neon Lights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Game Is Bonds, Interatomic Bonds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Bonds to Bands (and Why Grass Is Green).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Free Electron Waves in Metals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nearly-Free Electrons--Bands, Gaps, Holes, and Zones.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Metals and Insulators.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Semiconductors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LEDs, Photodetectors, Solar Cells, and Transistors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  After retiring from the Materials Department of General Electric’s Research and Development Center, \u003cb\u003eJim Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching undergraduate materials science at MIT since 1989. While working at GE, his research areas included hard and soft magnetic materials, high-field and high-temperature superconductors, dislocations, mechanical properties, and eutectic and eutectoid transformations.  \u003cp\u003eLivingston earned a Bachelor of Engineering Physics at Cornell University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard University. Along with writing over 150 technical articles, he has also authored a monograph on the metallurgy of superconductors and a popular-science book Driving Force: The Natural Magic of Magnets. Jim is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of ASM International and the American Physical Society, and a member of TMS, MRS, AAAS, and the IEEE Magnetics Society.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFINALLY, AN ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS!\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLivingston helps make the complex concepts behind the electronic properties of materials much more accessible for students. His very readable writing style and clear organization help to make the key topics much easier to understand. The first part of this text presents only “classical” ideas, covering the electronic properties of solids that are pertinent to the use of materials as components in various products. The second part introduces Quantum mechanics and applies Quantum chemistry and Quantum physics to the basic properties of metals, insulators, and semiconductors. This approach allows the student to become familiar with some of the mathematics necessary for Quantum mechanics before being exposed to the more challenging fundamental concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial features of the Text:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuantum chemistry and Quantum physics are presented in a balanced approach.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA strong focus is placedon optical properties of solids. Students will be especially interested on the coverage of color which answers everyday Questions from why the sky is blue to why the grass is green.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActual engineering applications are used frequently to show students the importance of the developments of math physics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther texts available in the MIT Series:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS, VOL I, Ragone, 30885-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS, VOL II: KINETICS, Ragone, 30886-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePHYSICAL CERAMICS: PRINCIPLES FOR CERAMIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Chiang, Birnie, Kingery, 59873-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS , Allen, Thomas, 00082-5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989117550821,"sku":"NP9780471316275","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471316275.jpg?v=1761782866","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/electronic-properties-of-engineering-materials-isbn-9780471316275","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}