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The laws of thermodynamics, property relations, equilibrium, solutions (metallic and polymer) and phase diagrams are covered and applied specifically to the study of materials science in volume one. An introduction to statistical thermodynamics provides a basis for the understanding of equilibrium thermodynamics and contributes to an understanding of kinetics. The author emphasizes the necessity for materials science students to be knowledgeable in both the sciences and engineering and provides background for both. Numerous problems supplement the end of each chapter. Volume two begins with a brief review of macroscopic thermodynamics and then expands into the thermodynamics of defects and interfaces. A strong emphasis is placed on kinetic phenomena with sections on evaporation from surfaces, mean free path of molecules in gases and diffusion. Kinetic phenomena in the solid state topics include nucleation, spinodal decomposition and reaction kinetics. Also covered is the thermodynamics of rubber elasticity.
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About the Book Thermodynamics of Materials, Volumes I & II goes beyond traditional texts to illustrate the applicability of thermodynamics to the specific classes of materials that are part of a curriculum in materials science and engineering. The text is written from both science and engineering perspectives so that students will be able to understand and apply the knowledge generated by scientists and communicate with and serve the needs of all engineers. In addition to a presentation based on classical thermodynamics, the text:
- Takes an Open System approach to the First and Second Laws.
- Includes a chapter on Statistical Thermodynamics that provides the background for understanding kinetic mechanisms and the behavior of polymers.
- Treats physical as well as chemical equilibrium to assist student understanding of phase transitions.
- Provides good problem sets that are thoroughly class-tested.
- Discusses surfaces and interfaces—an important area as electronic materials get smaller.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Inadequate textbook of an already difficult subject matter,
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This review is from: Thermodynamics of Materials (Paperback)
As an undergraduate taking a course in thermodynamics of materials, I found the book to be exceedingly brief and, at times, incomprehensible. To those new to thermodynamics, the book is nearly useless. To make it even worse, the book doesn't have answers to the practice questions to allow students to check their work, and it is inadequate as a reference for simple things such as unit conversions.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good text for graduate courses.,
By Dr. M. John Matthewson "mjohnm" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thermodynamics of Materials (Paperback)
This is a well written book covering topics of relevance to materials. Explanations are concise and so are more digestible for graduate students. The author has taken special care to use clear and definitive notation. There are a few errors - in particular the Ellingham diagram is wrong - the temperature scale should be oC, not K. However, there are fewer errors than many texts I have seen. Each chapter has a good number of nice problems.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best book for thermodynamics but no answers to the numerical questions,
This review is from: Thermodynamics of Materials (Paperback)
This is a great book for undergraduate (and probably graduate) students. Everything is written in simple terms and complex notations are avoided. It is better to use it as a textbook with one or two other books as reference texts.
The greatest downside is that it does not provide answers to the end-of-chapter problems. So no matter how much you think you are right you can never be too sure. This is a great hindrance in the development of the concepts. This book is written at MIT probably for MIT people but there are few people living outside the MIT campus who would also like to understand the subject. So for those poor schmucks Prof. Ragone should write a solution manual or at least provide us with the answers. Examples are also few and far between. This can be the greatest textbook on thermodynamics if above suggestions are incorporated.
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- Ternary Equilibrium Diagrams by D. West on page 234
- Atlas of Electrochemical Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions by Pourbaix on page 164
- Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics by David Chandler on page 287
- The Mathematics of Physics and Chemistry by Margenau Henry on page 62
- Introduction to Polymers by Robert J. Young on page 195
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- Thermodynamics of Materials: A Classical and Statistical Synthesis by John B. Hudson on page 47, page 132, and page 219
- Properties of Materials by Mary Anne White on page 8
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