\u003cP\u003eSmart materials are of significant interest and this is the first textbook to provide a comprehensive graduate level view of topics that relate to this field. \u003cSTRONG\u003eFundamentals of Smart Materials\u003c/STRONG\u003e consists of a workbook and solutions manual covering the basics of different functional material systems aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. \u003c/P\u003e\n\u003cP\u003eTopics include piezoelectric materials, magnetostrictive materials, shape memory alloys, mechanochromic materials, thermochromic materials, chemomechanical polymers and self-healing materials. Each chapter provides an introduction to the material, its applications and uses with example problems, fabrication and manufacturing techniques, conclusions, homework problems and a bibliography. \u003c/P\u003e\n\u003cP\u003eEdited by a leading researcher in smart materials, the textbook can be adopted by teachers in materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics and chemical engineering.\u003c/P\u003e
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