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 ====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2011 ======
-This course is intended to provide an introduction to the physics of condensed matter for graduate students in physics, chemistry and engineering areas in which materials science is important. Senior undergraduates in physics will also find the course quite accessible. Topics to be covered include the theoretical basis of the electronic structure of solids, viewed from the real-space perspective of the interactions between atoms; the free electron description and physical properties of electrically conducting materials; semiconductors; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience.  The goal of this course is attainment of an understanding of the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and familiarity with some of the experimental and computational techniques available to test those concepts. A major project is the computation of the band structure of a real material using density functional theory.
+This course is intended to provide an introduction to the physics of condensed matter for graduate students in physics, chemistry and engineering areas in which materials science is important. Senior undergraduates in physics will also find the course quite accessible. Topics include the theoretical basis of the electronic structure of solids, viewed from the real-space perspective of the interactions between atoms; the free electron description and physical properties of electrically conducting materials; semiconductors; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience.  The goal of this course is attainment of an understanding of the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and familiarity with some of the experimental and computational techniques available to test those concepts. A major project is the computation of the band structure of a real material using density functional theory.
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     * Midterm 1 - Monday 4/2x/11; Midterm 2 - Friday 5/2x/11, both in class.  NOT SCHEDULED YET
     * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on **Monday 06/011/2012 at 9:30 am - 10:30 am in WGR304**.
-    * The [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/events-SSO|Solid State and Optics Seminar]]  meets W 4:00 - 5:00 pm in WGR 304.  You are welcome to attend.
-    * The [[http://matsci.oregonstate.edu/seminars.php|Materials Science Seminar]] meets Th 3:00 - 4:00 pm in Covell 117.  You are welcome to attend.
+Not part of the course, but watch these for relevant topics ...
+    * The physics [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/events-SSO|Solid State and Optics Seminar]]  meets W 4:00 - 5:00 pm in WGR 304.
+    * The [[http://matsci.oregonstate.edu/seminars.php|Materials Science Seminar]] meets Th 3:00 - 4:00 pm in Covell 117.
 ===== Instructors =====
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     * Blackboard's url is http://my.oregonstate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp.
     * Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors.
-    * 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.
+    * 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.
 ===== Course Evaluation =====
-Homework - 25%; Midterm 1 - 20%; Band structure computation & poster ("Midterm II") - 20%, Final exam - 35%
+  * Homework - 20%
+  * Midterm 1 - 20%
+  * Paper & poster ("Midterm 2") - 25%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters liink]])
+  * Final exam - 35%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course
+Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading.  An equation sheet, agreed upon by the class, will be provided. {{mt1_s11_eqnsheet.pdf|Here}} is the most current version.
 ===== Homework =====
-There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks.  Problems will include text-book type problems, and also reading assignments the current literature.  Check the web page for assignments and due dates.  Assignments turned in after solutions are posted will earn less than full credit.  Turn in partially completed assignments by the due date and the rest later for partial credit.  Pay attention to your presentation - physical insight and clear explanations are as important than the mathematical manipulation.  Clarity, logical structure, spelling, grammar, and neatness contribute to the overall assessment.  Make your solutions a model that a student entering PH575 could work from.
+There will be about 6 homework sets, due roughly every 1-2 weeks.  Problems will include text-book type problems, and also reading assignments from the current literature.  Check the web page for assignments and due dates.  Assignments turned in after solutions are posted will earn less than full credit.  Turn in partially completed assignments by the due date and the rest later for partial credit.  Pay attention to your presentation - physical insight and clear explanations are as important than the mathematical manipulation.  Clarity, logical structure, spelling, grammar, and neatness contribute to the overall assessment.  Make your solutions a model that a student entering PH575 could work from.
 **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.
-===== Midterm & Final exams =====
+===== Course Outcomes =====
-There is one in-class midterm exam on topics covered in the first part of the course.  The second midterm is a paper plus a poster session on your band structure calculation (see below).  The final exam covers all the topics covered in the course, but with emphasis on the second part.  Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading.  An equation sheet, agreed upon by the class, will be provided. {{mt1_s11_eqnsheet.pdf|Here}} is the most current version.
+Upon completion of PH575, students are expected to be able to:
+  - Calculate the band structure of simple structures analytically, and interpret the band structure of more complex structures, based on a thorough understanding of bonding in a solid.
+  - Compute the band structure of a complex material using modern software.
+  - State and predict the responses of metals, semiconductors and insulators to electrical and optical influences.
+  - Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids.
+  - Apply band structure knowledge to understand nanostructures.
-===== 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 use the software package Wien 2k to calculate the band structure of a semiconductor, metal, or insulator.  More information about the program is under the [[wien|Wien 2k]] link.  You will calculate (at minimum for a passing grade) the dispersion relation and the total and partial densities of states of an interesting material. You will also calculate at least one other property using the Wien 2k advanced options – electron density, optical properties //etc//., for a B or higher grade.  The difficulty of the project will be taken into account in assigning the grade.  You will write a paper for, and present a poster at, a "mini conference" to be held in class.
-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, and provide supplementary information about your material.  In the poster session, half the class will remain with the poster for the first half while the other half circulate; roles are swapped for the second half.  As a courtesy, I will invite your advisors and/or representatives of your department to the poster session.
-You will also present a paper at the conference.  The idea is to take this project as far as you can beyond the minimum specified above.  You will decide on an interesting system (talk to me and others about what is feasible).  You always start by reproducing the work of others, and then go on to explore by yourself.  You'll learn much about the system you have chosen, so present these findings, stressing the intellectual content.  This paper should explain (i) what you have learned about band structure calculations during this process, and (ii) explain what is topical and interesting about your material in somewhat greater detail than you poster.  Include references about both sub-parts.
-===== Course Outcomes =====
-Add specifics
 ===== Ground Rules =====

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