This textbook has evolved from part of the first-year graduate curriculum in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) . This curriculum includes four required semester-long subjects- “Materials at Equilibrium,” “Mechanical Properties of Materials,” “Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials,” and “Kinetic Processes in Materials.” Together, these subjects introduce the essential building blocks of materials science and engineering at the beginning of graduate work and establish a foundation for more specialized topics
