Unit One
　Text: Historical Development of Materials and Technology
　Reading Passage
　　Properties of Materials
　　Cements and Glasses
Unit Two
　Text:Portland Cement and its Types
　Reading Passage
　　Composite Cements : General Considerations
　　History of Cement
Unit Three
　Text: Manufacture of Portland Cement
　Reading Passage
　　Raw Materials for the Manufacture of Portland Cements
　　Burning
Unit Four
　Text: Setting and Hardening
　Reading Passage
　　The Hydration of Portland Cement
　　Low-energy" Cements
Unit Five
　Text: Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, and Prestressed Concrete
　Reading Passage
　　High Performance Concrete
　　Durability of Concrete
Unit Six
　Text: Ceramming : Changing G|ass to Glass-Ceramics
　Reading Passage
　　Types of Ceramic Glasses
　　Ion Exchange in Glass Processing
Unit Seven
　Text: Pollution Control in Glass- Making
　Reading Passages
　　Energy Conservation Technologies and Recycling
　　Glass Quality
Unit Eight
　Text: History of Glass Making
　Reading Passage
　　Architectural Glass
　　Glass Products
Unit Nine
　Text: Application of Microcomputers to Glass Problems
　Reading Passage
　　Batch Calculations
　　Distributed Computer Systems
Unit Ten
　Text : Ceramics
　Reading Passage
　　Ceramics: An Overview
　　Ceramic Kiln
Unit Eleven
　Text: Ceramic Raw Materials
　Reading Passage
　　Basic Raw Materials
　　Structure of Ceramics and Ceramic Phase Diagrams
Unit Twelve
　Text: Developments in Ceramics
　Reading Passage
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Unit Thirteen
Unit Fourteen
Unit Fifteen
Unit Sixteen
Appendix Key to Exerci

Unit One　Text: Historical Development of Materials and Technology　Reading Passage　　Properties of Materials 　　Cements and GlassesUnit Two 　Text:Portland Cement and its Types　Reading Passage　　Composite Cements : General Considerations　　History of CementUnit Three　Text: Manufacture of Portland Cement　Reading Passage　　Raw Materials for the Manufacture of Portland Cements　　BurningUnit Four　Text: Setting and Hardening　Reading Passage　　The Hydration of Portland Cement　　Low-ener...