Liquid Crystals: Nature's Delicate Phase of Matter, Second Edition.

Rating:
Summary: Collings: Good intro. to liquid Crystals.
Review: A concise, entry level book for laymen, Collings covers the fundamentals of liquid crystals such as phase diagrams, defects, applications, textures, etc. The absence of derivations is either a plus or minus depending on your background. He gives the reader all the information needed to start from ground zero.

Rating:
Summary: Collings: Good intro. to liquid Crystals.
Review: A concise, entry level book for laymen, Collings covers the fundamentals of liquid crystals such as phase diagrams, defects, applications, textures, etc. The absence of derivations is either a plus or minus depending on your background. He gives the reader all the information needed to start from ground zero.