Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index.
1. Chemical Bonding in Solids2. Crystal Structures3. Mechanical Properties4. Thermal Properties of the Lattice5. Electronic Properties of Metals: Classical Approach6. Electronic Properties of Metals: Quantum Mechanical Approach7. Semiconductors8. Magnetism9. Dielectrics10. Superconductivity11. Finite Solids and NanostructuresAppendices:Explicit Forms of Vector OperationsMicroscopic Forms of the Maxwell EquationsThe Maxwell Equations in MatterFurther ReadingIndex.