Physics 573 (Intro to Solid State Physics)
Text: Introduction to Solid State
Physics,C
Kittel (or whatever book you want to use)
Supplementary: Christman, Mermin & Ashcroft,
etc. (reserved in
UL)
Mathematical formulae: Dwight (QA310.D5), Prudnikov
(QA308.P7813)
All exams: (3-4
problems) open book
(Kittel) and open notes (only your own)
Grades: approximately 50% homework problems and 50%
exams
Extra credit will be given for any extra problems solved according to the difficulty of the problem.
| date | chapter | topics, main themes covered in lectures | problems due Fridays by 5pm |
| Jan 12 | 1 |
Overview, What is a crystal? | |
| Jan 19 | 2 |
Reciprocal lattice, diffraction | homework 1 |
| Jan 26 | 3 |
Atomic bonds: Why is a solid? | |
| Feb 2 |
3 | Elastic constants | homework 2 |
| Feb 9 | 4 | Phonons, dispersion, sound | |
| Feb 16 | 5 | Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics | homework 3 |
| Feb 23 | 6 | Free electron model | |
| Mar 2 | 7 |
Electron energy bands | |
| Mar 16 | |||
| Mar 23 | 8 | Electronic properties of semiconductors | homework 4 |
| Mar 19 | Exam 1 - 7 | ||
| Mar 30 |
9 | Fermi surface measurements | homework 5 |
| Apr 6 | 10 | Dielectric: screening and quasiparticles | |
| April 13 | 11 | Optical Processes | |
| April 20 | 12 | Superconductivity | homework 6 |
| April 27 |
?? |
review ?? |
|
| Final | Exam 8 - 12 |
File translated from TEX byTTH, version 2.00.
On 2 Jan 2001, 22:18.
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