APSC 278 READING LIST FROM CALLISTER TEXT BOOK 9th Edition

The course only covers part of the Callister text book. Below is an outline of where in the textbook
different course topics are covered.
Bonding

Callister - sections 2.5 - 2.8

Electrical Properties of Materials

Callister sections 18.1-18.7, 18.10, 18.11 and 18.15 (p-n junctions)

Mechanical Properties of Materials

Callister sections 6.1-6.10

The Structure of Crystalline Solids

Callister sections 3.1-3.16, (except for the section on directions and planes in hexagonal
materials which is in 3.9, pp. 70-74 and pages 79 and 80)

Deformation, Recrystallization and Creep

Callister sections 7.10-7.13, and 8.12-8.15

Dislocations, Plastic Deformation and Mechanisms of Strengthening

Callister sections 4.1-4.5, 7.1-7.6, 7.8-7.9

Failure of Materials

Callister sections 8.1-8.11

Phase Diagrams and Alloying

Callister sections 9.1-9.14, 9.18-9.19

Phase Transformations and Mechanical Properties of Metals

Callister sections 10.1-10.2,, 10.3 ( Kinetic considerations of solid state transformations, pp.
367-368 only) 10.5 (Spheroidite, Martensite only, pp. 375-379), 10.7-10.9, 11.9

Corrosion of Metals

Callister sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.7, 17.9

Concrete

Connect course web-site Additional Course information Module 11

Glasses and Ceramics

Callister sections 3.17, 12.2-12.3 12.8-12.9, 13.1-13.2, 13.10

Polymers

Callister sections 14.1-14.12, 15.1-15.4, 15.7-15.14, 15.20, 15.22

Wood

Connect course web-site Additional Course information Module 14

Composites

Callister section 16.1-16.8, 16.13-16.15