A balanced mechanics-materials approach and coverage of the latest developments in biomaterials
and electronic materials, the new edition of this popular text is the most thorough and modern book
available for upper-level undergraduate courses on the mechanical behavior of materials. To ensure
that the student gains a thorough understanding the authors present the fundamental mechanisms
that operate at micro- and nano-meter level across a wide-range of materials, in a way that is
mathematically simple and requires no extensive knowledge of materials. This integrated approach
provides a conceptual presentation that shows how the microstructure of a material controls its
mechanical behavior, and this is reinforced through extensive use of micrographs and illustrations.
New worked examples and exercises help the student test their understanding. Further resources for
this title, including lecture slides of select illustrations and solutions for exercises, are available online
at www.cambridge.org/97800521866758.