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Readership: First and second year undergraduates dealing with the physical properties of solids. This includes students in physics, chemistry and the engineering disciplines (especially electrical/electronic engineering).
Richard John Turton, Scientific officer in the Theory of Solid State Group, Newcastle University
"I like the way the book starts with bonds between atoms before the obligatory chapter on crystalline solids, followed by an excellent treatment of mechanical properties. The standard topics of solid-state physics are then presented, starting with electronic properties. There is a splendid final chapter on polymers. The style is confident, authoritative and up to date ...Richard Feynman, in evaluating his own attempt to teach quantum mechanics early in a physics course, reckoned he had failed. Has Richard Turton succeeded? I think he has. Andrew Briggs, professor of materials, University of Oxford The Times Higher, 24 November 2000 (Physics and Engineering)"
1: Bonds between atoms 2: Crystals and crystalline solids 3: Mechanical properties of solids 4: Electrical properties of solids 5: Semiconductors 6: Semiconductor devices 7: Thermal processes 8: Magnetic properties 9: Superconductivity 10: Dielectrics 11: Crystallization and amorphous solids 12: Polymers Further reading Appendix A: Introduction to quantum concepts Appendix B: Relationship between interatomic force and potential energy Solutions to exercises
