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* Midterm 1 - Monday 4/2x/11; Midterm 2 - Friday 5/2x/11, both in class. | * Midterm 1 - Monday 4/2x/11; Midterm 2 - Friday 5/2x/11, both in class. | ||
* The [[http:// | * The [[http:// | ||
- | * The [[http:// | + | |
- | * The [[http:// | + | Not part of the course, but watch these for relevant topics ... |
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+ | * The [[http:// | ||
===== Instructors ===== | ===== Instructors ===== | ||
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* Blackboard' | * Blackboard' | ||
* Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors. | * 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, |
===== Course Evaluation ===== | ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ||
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===== Course Outcomes ===== | ===== Course Outcomes ===== | ||
- | Add specifics | + | Upon completion of PH575, students are expected to be able to: |
+ | - Calculate the band structure of simple structures analytically, | ||
+ | - Compute the band structure of a real 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. | ||
===== Ground Rules ===== | ===== Ground Rules ===== | ||
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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: |
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+ | * RECOMMENDED: | ||
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+ | If you choose not to purchase | ||
On reserve: see http:// | On reserve: see http:// | ||
* (S) Sutton, A. P., | * (S) Sutton, A. P., | ||
- | * (AM) Ashcroft, N.A. and Mermin, N.D., Solid State Physics, QC176 .A83 (graduate text; the standard) | + | * (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 | ||
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* (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 ===== |