'In this fully revised and expanded new edition, the author deals with the basic principles of both materials science and materials engineering in a clear and accessible manner.' - Materials World 'As you would expect, the book's detailed content has changed and expanded over the years to keep pace with advances in technology and academic undergraduate course curricula...In the latest edition, Vernon John has managed to sensitively adapt the text by retaining most of the core material and adapting the chapter layouts, with learning objectives and summaries at the beginning and end of each chapter respectively'. 'As you would expect, the book's detailed content has changed and expanded over the years to keep pace with advances in technology and academic undergraduate course curricula...In the latest edition, Vernon John has managed to sensitively adapt the text by retaining most of the core material and adapting the chapter layouts, with learning objectives and summaries at the beginning and end of each chapter respectively'. - Professor K Edwards, University of Derby in Materials World
