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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 (Time 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 ===== |
