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- | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring | + | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring |
- | This course provides 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 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; | + | Introduction to Solid State Physics (PH575) is a 3-credit |
- | **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 |
+ | * PH451/551 or equivalent and PH427/527 are recommended. | ||
+ | === Instructors | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
- | * TA: Daniel Gruss | + | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi |
- | * Jeff Schulte, schuljef | + | |
- | ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== | + | === Times, Dates and Locations |
- | * Blackboard' | + | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WNGR 304 |
- | * Homework and test grades will be posted | + | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5 in class. Poster session Wednesday week 9, 3-5 pm |
- | * 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, // | + | * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ |
+ | * General announcements | ||
===== Course Evaluation ===== | ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ||
- | * Homework - 20% | + | * Homework - 15% |
* Midterm 1 - 25% | * Midterm 1 - 25% | ||
- | * Paper & poster | + | * Paper & poster - 30%; (see [[papers|Papers/ |
- | * Final exam - 25%; comprehensive, | + | * Final exam - 30%; 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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+ | Homework solutions, homework scores and test grades | ||
===== Homework ===== | ===== Homework ===== | ||
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- Have a good general knowledge of important properties and materials parameters of metals and semiconductors, | - Have a good general knowledge of important properties and materials parameters of metals and semiconductors, | ||
- | ===== Texts ===== | + | ===== Learning Resources |
- | Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), | + | === Texts === |
* REQUIRED: (S) Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8 | * REQUIRED: (S) Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8 | ||
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* RECOMMENDED: | * RECOMMENDED: | ||
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* ALSO: (Mc) McIntyre, D. H., Quantum Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 2012. Ch.15 is particularly relevant. | * 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. | + | If you choose not to purchase Kittel or Ashcroft, some other equivalent text may be used. Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK, but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond |
- | On reserve: see http:// | + | === OSU Library === |
+ | 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. The following texts may be useful and some are [[http:// | ||
* (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.W. 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 | ||
- | * (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) | ||
* (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist' | * (RH) Hoffman, Roald, Solids and surfaces : a chemist' | ||
- | ===== OSU Library ===== | + | === Online resources |
- | The library is a vital resource | + | There are many online resources |
===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== | ===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== | ||
- | Normal OSU [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ | + | Normal OSU [[https://registrar.oregonstate.edu/ |
- | ===== Students with special needs ===== | + | ===== Statement Regarding |
- | Students | + | Accommodations for students |
- | 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. | + | ===== Conduct Expectations |
- | + | Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, | |
- | + | * In your interactions in class and outside of class, be mindful of the [[https:// | |
- | ===== Ground Rules ===== | + | * Collaborate |
- | Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, | + | * Homework solutions from previous years are very strictly off-limits. You are on your honor not to use them, and never to share your homework solutions with others, now or in the future. |
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- | * We encourage students to work with classmates, other students, and the faculty. However, you are expected to do this in a professional and responsible | + | |
- | * Homework solutions from previous years are very strictly off-limits. You are on your honor not to use them, and never to share your homework solutions with other students, now or in the future. | + | |
* 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. | + | * Be constantly aware that your behavior is in strict compliance with the letter and the spirit of the rules concerning professional conduct. |
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+ | ===== Diversity Statement ===== | ||
+ | The Department of Physics |