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 ===== Times, Dates and Locations ===== ===== Times, Dates and Locations =====
     * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WGR 304     * 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.  NOT SCHEDULED YET +    * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. 
-    * 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://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on **Tuesday 06/xx/2013 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in WGR304**.
          
-Not part of the course, but often useful ... +Not part of the course, but watch these for relevant topics ... 
-    * 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 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.  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. 
  
 ===== Instructors ===== ===== Instructors =====
   * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/|Prof. Janet Tate]], Weniger 485; 737-1700; tate at physics.oregonstate.edu   * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/|Prof. Janet Tate]], Weniger 485; 737-1700; tate at physics.oregonstate.edu
   * Office hours: [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Wed 2-3 pm, Thu 4-5 pm, or by appointment]]     * Office hours: [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Wed 2-3 pm, Thu 4-5 pm, or by appointment]]  
-  * TA: Daniel Gruss grussd at onid.orst.edu +  * TA: Eric Krebs 
-  * Jason Vielma, vielmaj at onid.orst.edu, sets up computer accounts and deals with issues related to Wien 2K +  * Jason Vielma, vielmaj at onid.orst.edu, sets up computer accounts and deals with issues related to Wien 2K, Flair and gem 
  
 ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: =====
     * Blackboard's url is http://my.oregonstate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp.     * 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.     * 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 ===== ===== Course Evaluation =====
-  * Homework - 20% +  * Homework - 15% 
-  * Midterm 1 - 20% +  * Midterm 1 - 25% 
-  * Paper & poster ("Midterm 2") - 25%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters liink]])+  * Paper & poster ("Midterm 2") - 25%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters link]])
   * Final exam - 35%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course   * Final exam - 35%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course
  
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 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.   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.+**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.
  
  
 ===== 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, 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 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), but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond to the syllabus. Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond to the syllabus.
  
-    * (S)  Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8  (Required) +    * REQUIRED: (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 either recommended book, some other equivalent text must be used.  Talk to me to see if the one you have in mind is suitable.+    * RECOMMENDED: //either// (K)  Kittel, C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley, 2004,8e, (earlier editions OK) //or// (AM) Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics, Brooks Cole, 1976 (used for PH671 //etc//.) 
 + 
 +    * ALSO: (Mc)  McIntyre, D. H., Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 2012. Ch.15 is particularly relevant. 
 + 
 +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.
  
 On reserve: see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reserves On reserve: see http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/reserves
     * (S) Sutton, A. P.,Electronic Structure of Materials, QC176.8.E4 S875 1993     * (S) Sutton, A. P.,Electronic Structure of Materials, QC176.8.E4 S875 1993
-    * (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,  QC176.8.E4 H37  (Graduate level)     * (H) Harrison, W.A., Electronic Structure and the properties of solids,  QC176.8.E4 H37  (Graduate level)
     * (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's view of bonding in extended structures, QD471 .H83 1988     * (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist's view of bonding in extended structures, QD471 .H83 1988
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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 =====

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