| Winter 2016 Instructor: Matt Graham (web) Email: graham --AT-- physics.oregonstate.edu Office Hours: MW 2-3 or by appointment, 375 Weniger Hall Phone: 510.737.4386 |
Course TA: Mackenzie Lenz |
03/15/16 -- Thank you for all your excellent contributions this term.
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Check back often! Schedule is tentative and will be updated frequently.
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M1: |
Introduction Class syllabus & unit cell worksheet |
Slides A, Warren Ch1 , Taylor Ch11(417-430), | PS1 | Video link-of-the-day: Quasi-Crystals 1, Quasi-Crystals 2 Video link-of-the-day: 2 Coupled Pendulums |
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T1: |
Natural frequencies and normal modes. Worksheet: Coupled Systems (solutions) |
Warren Ch1, Main 8.1, Slides B | PhET: the Coupled Spring Simulator Video link-of-the-day: Pendulum Waves |
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| W1: g-notes 2 |
Dispersion for 1D mass/spring system | Main Ch 12.2, Warren Ch1, Slides B | PS1 #0, 1, 2 due |
Video link-of-the-day: Vertical masses Video link-of-the-day: Multidim Pendulums |
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| R1: g-notes 3 |
cont'd PhET-Lab continued: Lab Worksheet |
Slides B, Warren Ch1, | Video link-of-the-day: crystals modelled as masses on springs PhET: the Coupled Spring Simulator |
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| F1: g-notes 4 |
cont'd the velocity of sound in a material |
Slides C, Warren Ch1, |
PS1 #3, 4 due |
Video link-of-the-day (if you know lasers, skip to 3:30): phasers | ||
M2: |
Lattices (diatomic materials) --> optic phonons | Slides D, Warren Ch1 (pg. 17-26 optic phonons) |
-Journal proposals due(in class) |
Real Lattice vibrations: link |
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T2: |
Lattices at finite temperature "the Phonon Play" class competition Mock Journal Club Presentation & Discussion |
Video link-of-the-day: optical vs. acoustic phonons 2nd Video link-of-the-day: BEC & thermal population Journal Presentation Example Slides: Example #1, Example #2 (nonsense) Video link-of-the-day: You have the power |
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| W2: g-notes 7 |
o electron wavefunctions (intro) Double potential well |
Slides F, McIntyre Ch. 15, 15.1 | PS2 #1, 2 due |
Video link-of-the-day: Thermal Properties & Bose-Einstein Condensate Optional review of quantum well mechanics. |
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| R2: g-notes 8 |
Linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) |
Slides G, McIntyre Ch. 15 | Video link-of-the-day: Quantum Well Tunneling |
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F2: |
Ground state or valence band structure, Bloch's Theorem |
Slides H, McIntyre Ch. 15 | PS2 #3, 4 due |
PhET: Band Structure Simulation Video link-of-the-day: LCAO: Bonding vs. anti-bounding |
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| M3: |
ParaCon 2016 Literature Conference | PS3 | ||||
T3: |
ParaCon 2016 Literature Conference Tight Binding Model & Band Theory |
McIntyre Ch. 15 | ||||
| W3: g-notes 11 |
Linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) Excited states and conduction bands |
Slides I, McIntyre Ch. 15 | PS3 due (1,2) |
How will any of this help me get a job at Intel? from Sand to Silicon. 22 nm transistor |
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R3: |
Electronic density of states, g(E) |
Slides I, McIntyre Ch. 15,100 atoms slide | Video link of the day: Density of states in a box |
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| F3: |
Wavefunction Ring-Dance Hands-on review worksheet (partial solutions/hints added)
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PS3 due (3,4)
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Video link-of-the-day: Quasi-Crystals | ||
| Sunday: drop-in office hours | ||||||
| Monday: 3/14 |
Final exam (π day or π/a for k-space enthusiasts) 12 (noon) to 2 PM: Weniger 304, 304F and 377 |
!!! Follows the university OFFICIAL exam schedule!!! 3.14 -- Happy π/a day! We will serve 4 pies in the 304F after the exam, in honor of your new apprecition for pi in reciprocal space. You may eat pie iff your exam is finished :-) |
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| Competitive research oppurtunities:
- SURE Science Scholarship - Honors College, external REUs, etc. |
~Feb 2016 ~ |
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29 Phonon Dispersion & heat capacity |
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4 Electronic band structure |
7 Journal Conference |
8 Journal Conference |
9 -PS3 (1,2) due |
10 Density of states |
11 -PS3 due |
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