The authors cover in simple terms the various methods and theories developed over the past ten years to study surface growth they describe how one can use fractal concepts successfully to describe and predict the morphology resulting from various growth processes. Part 1 introduces the concepts of surface and interface growth as well as scaling and fractals which are basically the language of this field for example dynamic scaling discussed in chapter 2 is the key concept used by researchers in the analysis of the morphology and evolu tion of surfaces and interfaces. The use of fractal concepts in understanding various growth phenomena such as molecular beam . Immediate online access to all issues from 2019 subscription will auto renew annually