James D. Patterson: obtained his AB degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, SM degree from the University of Chicago, Illinois, and PhD degree from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He has held academic positions at Idaho State College, SD School of Mines and Technology, and Florida Institute of Technology (Head of Physics and Space Science 1988-1999). He has held visiting positions in Physics at the University of Notre Dame and University of Nebraska, Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil, Marshall Space Flight Center, Sandia, Wright Patterson AFB, Ames Laboratory of Iowa State University, Argonne National Laboratory, and others. He is the author of many refereed articles on defects in crystals, magnetism, semiconductors and other areas, as well as previous editions of this Solid State Physics book. He has extensive teaching and advising experience in all areas related to Solid State Physics.

Bernard C. Bailey: obtained his BS, MS and PhD degrees, all from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne. He has an engineering career of 31 years in Manned Space Flight with the Space Shuttle Program. The author of numerous refereed journal articles on optics, he is the co-author of all previous editions of this Solid State Physics book.

Crystal Binding and Structure.- Lattice Vibrations and Thermal Properties.- Electrons in Periodic Potentials.- The Interaction of Electrons and Lattice Vibrations.- Metals, Alloys, and the Fermi Surface.- Semiconductors.- Magnetism, Magnons, and Magnetic Resonance.- Superconductivity.- Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics.- Optical Properties of Solids.- Defects in Solids.- Current Topics in Solid Condensed-Matter Physics.