Overview: Widely used, course-tested text is now available in an updated Fourth Edition.Introduces the elements of solid-state physics that are required to understand the coverage of electrical, optical, magnet.This text on the electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism. Suitable for advanced undergraduates, it is intended for materials and electrical engineers who want to gain a fundamental understanding of alloys, semiconductor devices, lasers, magnetic materials, and so forth. The book is organized to be used in a
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