PARTⅠINTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENCINEERING Unit 1 Materials Science and Engineering Unit 2 Classification of Materials Unit 3 Structure-Property Relationships of Materials Unit 4 Chemistry and Advanced Mechanisms Unit 5 Materials Researchl:Today and Future(Part Ⅰ) PARTⅡ METALLIC MATERLALS AND ALLOYS Unit 6 An lntroduction to Metallic Materials Unit 7 Applying Powder Metallurgy to Gear Manufacyuring Unit 8 Metal-Matrix Composites:Challenges and Opportunities PARTⅢ CERAMICS Unit 9 Introdrction to Ceramics(Ⅰ) Unit 10 Advanced Ceranics on the Battlefield Unit 11 Ceramic Processing Mcthods Unit 12 Advanced Ceramic Materials:Basic Research Viewpoint(Ⅰ) PARTⅣ POLYMERS Unit 13 Polymer Synthesis Unit 14 Polymer Structure Unit 15 Polymer Liquid Crystals Unit 16 Applications of Polymers PARTⅤ COMPOSITES Unit 17 Polymeric Composite Materials Unit 18 Composites Turn Green(Part Ⅰ) Unit 19 Composites Turn Green(PartⅡ) PARTⅥ NANOMATERIALS Unit 20 Nanostructured Materials--Categories of Nanostructured Materials Unit 21 Nanostructurde Materials--Recent Scientific Advances Unit 22 Nanostructurde Materials--Applications Unit 23 TheFuture of Nanostructure Science and Technology PARTⅦ BIOMATERIALS Unit 24 Biomaterials Introdrction Unit 25 Design of Novel Functional Biomaterials Unit 26 Typical Applications of Biocomposites:Soft Tissue Applications Unit 27 Biomedical Materials for the New Millennium:A perspective on the Future APPENDIXES …… Glossary