White, Mary Anne,  1953- <br/><br/>
Properties of materials / 
Mary Anne White. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  c1999. 
 - xv, 334 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. I Introduction. Ch. 1 Materials Science. -- Pt. II Color and other Optical Properties of Matter. Ch. 2 Atomic and Molecular Origins of Color. Ch. 3 Color in Metals and Semiconductors. Ch. 4 Color from Interactions of Light Waves with Bulk Matter. Ch. 5 Other Optical Effects. -- Pt. III Thermal Properties of Materials. Ch. 6 Heat Capacity, Heat Content, and Energy Storage. Ch. 7 Thermal Expansion. Ch. 8 Thermal Conductivity. Ch. 9 Thermodynamic Aspects of Stability. Ch. 10 Surface and Interfacial Phenomena. Ch. 11 Other Phases of Matte. -- Pt. IV Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Matter. Ch. 12 Electrical Properties. Ch. 13 Magnetic Properties. -- Pt. V Mechanical Properties of Materials. Ch. 14 Mechanical Properties. - App. 1 Fundamental Physical Constants. - App. 2 Unit Conversion. App. 3 The 14 Three-Dimensional Lattice Types. App. 4 The Greek Alphabet. App. 5 Sources for Lecture Demonstration Materials. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195113314 (pbk.) 9780195113310 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Materials.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.112  / WHI