Rudiments of materials science for B.Sc., B.E., B. Tech. and AMIE courses

Materials Science is one of the subjects in which considerable advances have been made, both in
theoretical understanding and in experimental work, over the last few decades. To teach this subject for
undergraduate students whose background is spotty, the major stumbling block proved to be the lack of
suitable text books to supplement the lectures. Most of the available books, excellent though they are,
rely heavily on the use of concepts completely alien to first or second year science and engineering
students, and are largely aimed to cater the needs of post graduate students and research scholars. The
main book of the first author on Solid State Physics also belongs to the above said category. The author
had the privilege of going through the recent changes introduced in the curriculum and syllabi of
undergraduate courses in colleges affiliated to different universities spread all over the county. The
inclusion of the fascinating subject Materials Science as a core paper for the undergraduate courses in
physics, chemistry, applied sciences, engineering and technology in recent years by a number of
universities in India inspired Dr. Pillai to bring out a small book in the present form and format to cater
the present day needs, and thereby to improve the workaholic culture and also to enhance the grip of the
undergraduate students whose background or pre-requisite in this vital area is not in abundance. It is for
this purpose this book is written.
The first author reviewed the accumulated teaching materials prepared for his lecture classes over
a period of 35 years. The second author strained in preparing the script in the form of questions and
answers providing tables giving physical properties of materials at the end of each chapter. Inclusion of
objective questions, problems with solutions under each chapter is the other salient feature of this book.
The authors feel that the book now in your hands is handy; and they are prevalently hopeful that it will
just serve the purpose.