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| ====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2019 ====== | ====== General Information for PH575, Spring 2019 ====== |
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| 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; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience. The goal is to understand the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and to become familiar 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. | Introduction to Solid State Physics (PH575) is a 3-credit 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; optical properties of materials; the origins of magnetism; lattice excitations (phonons), and nanoscience. The goal is to understand the concepts underlying modern condensed matter physics and to become familiar 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 [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/COURSES/ph575]] | **Detailed course content** is found at [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/COURSES/ph575]] |
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| ===== 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://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on TBA in Location TBA (probably Weniger 304). | |
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| ===== Instructors ===== | === Prerequisites === |
| | * PH451 or equivalent. Please discuss with instructor. |
| | === 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 |
| * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Office hours (to be confirmed):]] Wednesdays 10-11; Thursdays 1:30-2:30; or by appointment | * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Office hours (to be confirmed):]] Wednesdays 10-11; Thursdays 1:30-2:30; or by appointment |
| * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at onid.oregonstate.edu) | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at onid.oregonstate.edu) |
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| ===== Blackboard for email list & grades: ===== | === Times, Dates and Locations === |
| * Blackboard's url is http://my.oregonstate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp. | * Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WNGR 304 |
| * Homework and test grades will be posted on Blackboard. Please inform me of any recording errors. | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class. |
| * 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. | * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on (Time TBA) in (Location TBA, probably Weniger 304). |
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| | ===== Canvas for email list & grades: ===== |
| | * Homework solutions, homework scores and test grades will be posted on [[https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/services/start/canvas-login.htm|Canvas]]. Please inform me of any recording errors. |
| | * We will use the official university email list in Canvas to make general announcements. You can use it to email the class, too. We 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. |
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| ===== Course Evaluation ===== | ===== Course Evaluation ===== |
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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. |
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| ===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== | ===== Add-Drop, Withdraw & Final Exam dates ===== |
| Normal OSU [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=377#Section3494|add/drop]] and [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3627|final exam]] procedures apply in this class. Click on the links to access the official university webpages for the dates. | Normal OSU [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=377#Section3494|add/drop]] and [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3627|final exam]] procedures apply in this class. Click on the links to access the official university webpages for the dates. |
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| ===== Students with special needs ===== | ===== Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities ===== |
| Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodation, who have any medical information which the instructor should know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment to discuss their needs with the instructor as early as possible, and no later than the first week of the term. | 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://ds.oregonstate.edu|http://ds.oregonstate.edu]]. DAS notifies students and faculty members of approved academic accommodations and coordinates implementation of those accommodations. Students and faculty members are encouraged to discuss details of the implementation of individual accommodations, but this is not required. |
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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. | |
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| ===== Ground Rules ===== | ===== Ground Rules ===== |
