Smith/Hashemi's Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering 5/e provides an eminently readable and understandable overview of engineering materials for undergraduate students. This edition offers a fully revised chemistry chapter and a new chapter on biomaterials as well as a new taxonomy for homework problems that will help students and instructors gauge and set goals for student learning. Through concise explanations numerous worked-out examples a wealth of illustrations & photos and a brand new set of online resources the new edition provides the most student-friendly introduction to the science & engineering of materials. The extensive media package available with the text provides Virtual Labs tutorials and animations as well as image files case studies FE Exam review questions and a solutions manual and lecture PowerPoint files for instructors.