This broad introduction to some of the principal areas of the physical phenomena in solid
materials includes the electronic mechanical magnetic and optical properties of all
materials. These subjects are treated in depth and provide the reader with the tools necessary
for an understanding of the varied phenomena of materials. Particular emphasis is given to the
reaction of materials to specific stimuli such as the application of electric and magnetic
fields. The final chapter of the book provides a broad introduction to nanotechnologies and
uses some of the main tools of solid state physics to explain the behavior of nanomaterials and
why they are of importance for future technologies.
