
This highly readable popular textbook for upper undergraduates & graduates comprehensively covers the fundamentals of crystallography & symmetry applying these concepts to a large range of materials New to this edition are more streamlined coverage of crystallography additional coverage of magnetic point group symmetry & updated material on extraterrestrial minerals & rocks New exercises at the end of chapters plus over 500 additional exercises available online allow students to check their understanding of key concepts & put into practice what they have learnt Over 400 illustrations within the text help students visualise crystal structures & more abstract mathematical objects supporting more difficult topics like point group symmetries Historical & biographical sections add colour & interest by giving an insight into those who have contributed significantly to the field Supplementary online material
Includes:: password-protected solutions over 100 crystal structure data files & Powerpoints of figures from the book