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Books & Texts

Following is a compilation of books and texts suggested by participants in the Institute. Please send your recommendations and comments to (email Prof. Tom Stoebe) with a short description of the site and, of course, its UR.

Hand Books

Reference Books

Pamphlets

Note Books

Material World Modules

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Hand Books:

	ASM International. Metals Handbook. ASM International, 1998.
	ASM International. Engineered Materials Handbook. ASM International, 1995.

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Note Books:

"Materials Science and Technology Teachers Handbook." Richland, WA: Pacific
	Northwest Laboratory. Contact Karen Wieda, Pacific Northwest National Lab,
	Box 999, MS K1-12, Richland, WA 99352. Cost, $35

"Alignment of the Materials Science and Technology Curriculum with the Washington State
	Essential Academic Learning Requirements," available from Karen Wieda, Pacific
	Northwest National Lab, Box 999, MS K1-12, Richland, WA 99352. Cost, $5

"Materials Science Technology." Energy Concepts, Inc., 1996. This is the whole of the ECI
	Materials Science curriculum. Contact ECI at 1-800-621-1247

"Chromatics- The Science of Color." General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation, 1997.

"The Technology of Paper." Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1995.

"Explorations in Materials Science." General Atomics
	For Information:	Patricia Winter, (619) 455-3335, FAX (619) 455-2232,
		winters@vaxd.gat.com

Lipscomb, Robert. "Polymer Chemistry." Washington, D. C.: National Science Teachers Assc., 1989.

"Innovative Ideas in Ceramics and Materials Curricula." Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic
	Society, 1996.

"National Educators’ Workshop: Update 97." (Other years also available)
	Available from:	NASA Center for AeroSpace Information

		7121 Standard Dr.
		Hanover, MD 21076-1320

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Reference Books:


	Amato, Ivan. STUFF the Materials the World is Made of. New York: Basic Books, 1997.
	Ashby, M. F.. Materials Selection in Mechanical Design. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992.
	Ashby, Michael F. and David R. H. Jones. Engineering Materials 1. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
	Ball, Philip. Made to Measure. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1997.
	Brady, George S., Henry R. Clauser and John A. Vaccari. Materials Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
	Brown, H. K., W. D. Kingery, and D. R. Uhlmann. Introduction to Ceramics. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1960.
	Callister, William D. Jr.. Materials Science and Engineering an Introduction. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. (TEXT FOR COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE)
	Cottrill, Rodney. The Cambridge Guide to the Material World. New York: Cambridge, 1985. OUT OF PRINT
	Friedel, Robert. A Material World. Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1998.
	Gordon, J. E. Structures or Why Things Don’t Fall Down. New York: Da Capo Press, 1978.
	Gordon, J. E.. The New Science of Strong Materials. New York: Walker and Co., 1968.
	Hummel, Rolf E.. Understanding Materials Science. New York: Springer, 1998. (COLLEGE-LEVEL TEXT)
	Jacobs, James A. and Thomas F. Kilduff. Engineering Materials Technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1997. TEXT USED IN COLLEGE
	Johnson, Christine V.. Packaging and the Environment. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1994. MESA MATH SERIES
	Martin, J. W.. Elementary Science of Metals. London: Wykeham, 1969.
	Sass, Stephen L. The Substance of Civilization. New York: Arcade Publishing, 1998.
	Thrower, Peter A.. Materials in Today’s World. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991.
	Treloar, L. R. G.. Introduction to Polymer Science. London: Wykeham, 1970.
	Venetsky, S.. Tales About Metals. Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1981.
	Weimer, Maryellen. Improving Your Classroom Teaching. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1993.
	White, Mary Anne. Properties of Materials. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1999.
	Wright, John R., and Larry D. Helsel. Introduction to Materials and Processes. New York: Delmar, 1996.
	Yuzuriha, Todd. How to Succeed as an Engineer. Vancouver, WA: J & K Publishing, 1998.

Materials World Modules:

	Hsu, Matthew, Laura Walhof and Ken Turner. "Composites Module." Evanston, IL: Northwestern Univ., 1996.
	Hsu, Matthew, Ken Turner, and Tom Young. "Smart Sensors." Evanston, IL: Northwestern Univ., 1996.
	McCoy, Sharon L. and Kyumin Whang. "Biodegradable Materials." Evanston, IL: Northwestern Univ., 1996.
	McCoy, Sharon and Priscilla Wilkins 18Stevens. "Biosensors." Evanston, IL: Northwestern Univ., 1996.

Pamphlets:

	List of Educational Aids and Direct Sources (LEADS list)
	Available from:	ASM International
		Student Outreach Program
		Materials Park, OH 44073-0002

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