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- | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring | + | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring |
- | This course is intended | + | Introduction |
- | **Detailed | + | **Detailed |
- | ===== Times, Dates and Locations | + | ===== Key Information |
- | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WGR 304 | + | |
- | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. | + | |
- | * The [[http:// | + | |
- | ===== Instructors | + | === Prerequisites |
+ | * PH451 or equivalent. Please discuss with instructor. | ||
+ | === Instructors | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
- | * TA: Eric Krebs | + | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi |
- | * Jason Vielma, vielmaj | + | |
+ | === Times, Dates and Locations === | ||
+ | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WNGR 304 | ||
+ | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. | ||
+ | * The [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Blackboard | + | ===== Canvas |
- | * Blackboard' | + | * Homework solutions, homework scores and test grades will be posted on [[https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/ |
- | * Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors. | + | * We will use the official university email list in Canvas |
- | * I will use the official university email list in Blackboard | + | |
===== Course Evaluation ===== | ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ||
- | * Homework - 15% | + | * Homework - 20% |
* Midterm 1 - 25% | * Midterm 1 - 25% | ||
* Paper & poster (" | * Paper & poster (" | ||
- | * Final exam - 30%; comprehensive, | + | * Final exam - 25%; comprehensive, |
Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading. | Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading. | ||
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- Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids. | - Describe magnetism and phonon processes in solids. | ||
- Apply band structure knowledge to understand nanostructures. | - Apply band structure knowledge to understand nanostructures. | ||
+ | - Have a good general knowledge of important properties and materials parameters of metals and semiconductors, | ||
===== Texts ===== | ===== Texts ===== | ||
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* (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) | ||
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===== 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. | ||
+ | ===== Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities ===== | ||
+ | Accommodations for students with disabilities are determined and approved by Disability Access Services (DAS). If you, as a student, believe you are eligible for accommodations but have not obtained approval please contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098 or at [[http:// | ||
===== Ground Rules ===== | ===== Ground Rules ===== | ||
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* 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). | * 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. | * 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. | + | * 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. |