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-====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2011 ======+====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2013 ======
  
 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. 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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 +**Detailed syllabus** is found at [[Internal Link]]
  
  
 ===== 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 06/11/2013 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in WGR304**.
          
 Not part of the course, but watch these for relevant topics ... Not part of the course, but watch these for relevant topics ...
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   * [[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: =====
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 ===== 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") - 30%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters link]]) 
-  * Final exam - 35%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course+  * Final exam - 30%; 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.  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. 
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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.
  
  
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 Upon completion of PH575, students are expected to be able to: 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.   - 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.+  - 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.   - State and predict the responses of metals, semiconductors and insulators to electrical and optical influences.
   - Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids.   - Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids.
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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//.) 
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 +    * ALSO: (Mc)  McIntyre, D. H., Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 2012. Ch.15 is particularly relevant. 
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 +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) 
  
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