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- | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring | + | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring |
- | This course is intended | + | Introduction |
+ | **Detailed syllabus** is found at [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Times, Dates and Locations ===== | ||
- | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WGR 304 | ||
- | * Midterm 1 - Monday 4/2x/11; Midterm 2 - Friday 5/2x/11, both in class. | ||
- | * The [[http:// | ||
- | * The [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Instructor | + | ===== Key Information |
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+ | === Prerequisites === | ||
+ | * PH451 or equivalent. Please discuss with instructor. | ||
+ | === Instructors | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * Office hours: | + | * [[http:// |
- | * TA: Jason Vielma, vielmaj | + | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi |
- | ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== | + | === Times, Dates and Locations |
- | * Blackboard' | + | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WNGR 304 |
- | * Homework and test grades will be posted | + | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. |
- | * I will use the official university email list in Blackboard to make general announcements. You can use it to email the class, too. I will try not to use it very much, but it is useful for clearing up things left hanging in class, fixing typos, confirming dates, etc. Please make sure email is forwarded from your onid account to the email account you normally use. | + | * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ |
- | ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ||
- | Homework - 25%; Midterm 1 - 20%; Band structure computation & poster (" | ||
- | ===== Homework | + | ===== Canvas for email list & grades: |
- | There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks. | + | * Homework solutions, homework scores and test grades |
+ | * We will use the official university email list in Canvas to make general announcements. You can use it to email the class, too. We will try not to use it very much, but it is useful for clearing up things left hanging in class, fixing typos, confirming dates, //etc.// Please make sure email is forwarded from your onid account | ||
- | **Please make a copy of your solution for your own use before you turn it in**. This will allow you to compare to the solutions immediately. | + | ===== Course Evaluation ===== |
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+ | * Final exam - 25%; comprehensive, | ||
+ | Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading. | ||
- | ===== Midterm & Final exams ===== | + | ===== Homework |
- | There will be one in-class midterm exam on topics covered in the first part of the course. | + | There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks. |
+ | **Please make a copy of your solution for your own use before you turn it in**. This will allow you to compare to the posted solutions immediately. | ||
- | ===== Computation of band structure (Midterm 2) ===== | ||
- | One of the goals of the course is to become familiar with modern computational software that allows one to solve difficult problems. | ||
- | You will present the results of your computation at a poster session in the Midterm 2 time slot. You should not go to great expense to generate the posters; 8.5" by 11" sheets pasted to thin poster board will be fine. The total size is limited to about half the size of a whiteboard in WGR 304. Text and diagrams should explain your calculations, | + | ===== Course Outcomes |
- | + | Upon completion | |
- | The idea is to take this project as far as you can beyond the minimum specified above. | + | - Calculate the band structure of simple structures analytically, and interpret |
- | + | - Compute the band structure of a real material using modern software. | |
- | + | - State and predict the responses of metals, semiconductors | |
- | ===== Ground Rules ===== | + | - Describe magnetism |
- | Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, each student must ultimately be responsible for his or her own education. Therefore, you are expected to abide by a number of ground rules: | + | - Apply band structure knowledge |
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- | * We encourage students to work with classmates, other students, and the faculty. | + | |
- | * Homework solutions from previous years are very strictly off-limits. You are on your honor not to use them, and never to share your homework solutions with other students, now or in the future. | + | |
- | * Sources must be appropriately documented. If you follow a line of reasoning from another text, reference it properly (it will help you locate the resource later, too). If someone else helps you solve a problem, reference that too. In a research paper, the appropriate reference would be: Jane Doe, (private communication). | + | |
- | * Plagiarism - representing someone else's work as your own - is unethical, but collaboration and exchange | + | |
- | * It is very important | + | |
===== Texts ===== | ===== Texts ===== | ||
Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), | Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), | ||
- | * (S) Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8 | + | * REQUIRED: |
- | EITHER | + | |
- | * (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition (Recommended) 7th edition on reserve. | + | |
- | OR | + | |
- | * (AM) Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics (graduate text; the standard) | + | |
- | If you choose not to purchase | + | * RECOMMENDED: |
- | On reserve: see http://oasis.oregonstate.edu/ | + | * ALSO: (Mc) McIntyre, D. H., Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 2012. Ch.15 is particularly relevant. |
- | * (S) Sutton, A. P., | + | |
- | * (AM) Ashcroft, N.A. and Mermin, N.D., Solid State Physics, QC176 .A83 (graduate text; the standard) | + | If you choose not to purchase Kittel or Aschroft, some other equivalent text must be used. Talk to me to see if the one you have in mind is suitable. |
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+ | On reserve: see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ | ||
+ | * (S) Sutton, A. P., Electronic Structure of Materials, QC176.8.E4 S875 1993 | ||
+ | * (AM) Ashcroft, N.W. and Mermin, N.D., Solid State Physics, QC176 .A83 (graduate text; the standard) | ||
* (H) Harrison, W.A., Electronic Structure and the properties of solids, | * (H) Harrison, W.A., Electronic Structure and the properties of solids, | ||
* (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th ed, QC176 .K5 1996 | * (K) Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th ed, QC176 .K5 1996 | ||
- | * (M) Marder, M. P., Condensed Matter Physics (graduate, more modern than AM) | + | * (M) Marder, M. P., Condensed Matter Physics, QC173.454 .M37 2000 (graduate, more modern than AM; 2010 edition not at OSU) |
* (YV) Yves, J and Voltatron, F (translated by J. Burdett), An introduction to molecular orbitals, QD461 .J4313 1993 | * (YV) Yves, J and Voltatron, F (translated by J. Burdett), An introduction to molecular orbitals, QD461 .J4313 1993 | ||
* (R) Rosenberg, H., The Solid State, QC176 .R67 1988 (Undergraduate level) | * (R) Rosenberg, H., The Solid State, QC176 .R67 1988 (Undergraduate level) | ||
* (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist' | * (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist' | ||
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- | Other | ||
- | * An Introductory Modern Physics text (e.g. Krane, Modern Physics, used for PH314). (review and summary of quantum waves) | ||
===== OSU Library ===== | ===== OSU Library ===== | ||
- | The library is a vital resource - use it! Alternative text books, journals, and more are housed in the shelves or are available online if you use your orst.edu account. The reference section is a helpful starting point. | + | The library is a vital resource - use it! Alternative text books, ebooks, journals, and more are housed in the shelves or are available online if you use your oregonstate.edu account. |
===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== | ===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== | ||
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Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Disability Access Services (DAS). Students with accommodations approved through DAS are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through DAS should contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098. | Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Disability Access Services (DAS). Students with accommodations approved through DAS are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through DAS should contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098. | ||
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+ | ===== Ground Rules ===== | ||
+ | Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, | ||
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+ | * We encourage students to work with classmates, other students, and the faculty. | ||
+ | * Homework solutions from previous years are very strictly off-limits. You are on your honor not to use them, and never to share your homework solutions with other students, now or in the future. | ||
+ | * Sources must be appropriately documented. If you follow a line of reasoning from another text, reference it properly (it will help you locate the resource later, too). If someone else helps you solve a problem, reference that too. In a research paper, the appropriate reference would be: Jane Doe, (private communication). | ||
+ | * Plagiarism - representing someone else's work as your own - is unethical, but collaboration and exchange of ideas is healthy. | ||
+ | * It is very important to be constantly aware that your behavior is in strict compliance with the letter and the spirit of the rules concerning professional conduct. |