Materials 3e North American Edition w/Online Testing: Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design [Hardcover]

Michael F. Ashby (Author), Hugh Shercliff (Author), David Cebon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0750683910 | ISBN-13: 978-0750683913 | Edition: 1

The ultimate materials engineering text and resource: world class authors; design led-approach, broader scope than other texts; to a level of detail that is appropriate for undergraduate courses; innovative visually lead presentation without any loss of academic rigor or detail; fully linked with the leading materials software package, as used in over 500 engineering departments.

It is written for students taking undergraduate level courses in engineering materials, MS&E, manufacturing and design, and related mechanical engineering courses with a materials science and processing elective or required course, including aeronautical and automotive engineering, product and industrial design. It is also perfect for use by chemical engineers and civil engineers taking introductory materials science and engineering technology courses.

* A complete introductory materials science and engineering text: full coverage of materials properties with a true design and processing emphasis as required by most courses
* Unbeatable author team: Professor Mike Ashby, the world's leading materials selection innovator and author of four other best-selling materials engineering texts; Dr David Cebon, MD of Granta Design, the leading material properties software house; and Dr Hugh Shercliff, head of materials science teaching at the University of Cambridge, UK.
* Printed in full color throughout, extensive end of chapter examples, fully worked instructor's manual, complete set of lecture slides based on the images in the book, links to materials selection software used in over 500 university departments.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Professor Mike Ashby is well known for producing readily understandable materials education texts, and for the innovative use of graphical representation for material properties. This book, now in its second edition, is no exception and explains materials engineering from a design-led approach, as opposed to the more traditional science-led approach. . Useful for reinforcing student learning is the inclusion of over 50 new worked examples, distributed throughout the book. Completely new are the self-contained Guided Learning Units or sections at the end of the book on crystallography, and phase diagrams and phase transformations, including exercises (and unlike the rest of the book with answers). There are also useful links to interactive 'online' tutorials and assessment, reinforcing the strong selfteaching aspects of the book. . [T]he book is aimed primarily at students and teachers of materials science and engineering, although engineering practitioners involved with materials and their selection will also find the extensive use of applications both useful and relevant. -Engineering Designer, (Reviewed by Professor Kevin Edwards) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

This is the essential materials engineering text and resource for students developing skills and understanding of materials properties and selection for engineering applications. Taking a unique design- led approach that is broader in scope than other texts, Materials 2e meets the curriculum needs of a wide variety of courses in the materials and design field, including introduction to materials science and engineering, engineering materials, materials selection and processing, and materials in design. This new edition retains its design-led focus and strong emphasis on visual communication while expanding its treatment of crystallography and phase diagrams by use of "Guided Learning" sections to fully meet the needs of instructors teaching an introductory course in materials. KEY FEATURES:

* Design-led approach motivates and engages students in the study of materials science and engineering through real-life case studies and illustrative applications

* Highly visual full color graphics facilitate understanding of materials concepts and properties

* Chapters on materials selection and design are integrated with chapters on materials fundamentals, enabling students to see how specific fundamentals can be important to the design process

* For instructors, a solutions manual, lecture slides, online image bank and materials selection charts for use in class handouts or lecture presentations are available at http://textbooks.elsevier.com

* Links with the Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES EduPack), the powerful materials selection software. See www.grantadesign.com for information

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• "Guided Learning" sections on crystallography, phase diagrams and phase transformations enhance students' learning of these key foundation topics
• Revised and expanded chapters on durability, and processing for materials properties
• More than 50 new worked examples placed throughout the text
• Available online testing and assessment component helps students assess their knowledge of the topics - Email [e-mail] for details
• Link to interactive online materials science tutorials updated with new self test questions

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (April 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750683910
• ISBN-13: 978-0750683913
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #945,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Useless on its own, October 23, 2010

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A. Weaver "engineering tech" (Sacramento, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Materials 3e North American Edition w/Online Testing: Materials - North American Edition, Second Edition: engineering, science, processing and design (Hardcover)

Dry, awkward formatting, curious layout, many poorly explained diagrams with very small print on them, and habitually presents equations without clearly explaining what all the terms in the equations mean or what the equation is called. A textbook should be at least sort of useful without having a professor physically at your elbow to explain what is meant by everything in it. Don't even think about skipping class, no matter how sick you are, if this is what you'll have to try to catch up with.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unclear, unconcise, February 16, 2011

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S. Rowe "gloubin" (Washington University in St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Materials 3e North American Edition w/Online Testing: Materials - North American Edition, Second Edition: engineering, science, processing and design (Hardcover)

Cons:

Engineers expect a text to distill material into concise forms. This textbook, full of rudimentary figures and unclear equations, couldn't be more indirect. The added lack of applied examples and end of chapter problems make this text useless.

Pros:

The book trumpets the CES software, and the software is good.

Conclusion:

The book is not a vehicle of learning, but is instead likely a vehicle for selling the CES software. Superficially, it seems like Granta Incorporated, maker of CES, teamed up with esteemed author Ashby to publish a worthless tome advancing its product! If your teacher doesn't teach this material well, and all you have is this text, run away.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique approach, June 5, 2009

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F. A. Veer (delft, netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Materials 3e North American Edition w/Online Testing: Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design (Hardcover)

This book contains one of the most original approaches to materials science in a generation. Written not for the expert materials scientist but for the general engineering student who needs to learn to work with materials it has a unique approach. Combined with the Cambridge Engineering Selector software this makes an unbeatable and highly innovative approach to the field of materials science education.

As a lecturer in the field I highly recommend this book.