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=== Prerequisites === | === Prerequisites === | ||
- | * PH451 or equivalent. Please discuss with instructor. | + | * PH451/551 or equivalent |
=== Instructors === | === Instructors === | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
- | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at onid.oregonstate.edu) | + | * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at oregonstate.edu) |
=== Times, Dates and Locations === | === Times, Dates and Locations === | ||
* Class meets MWF at 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm in WNGR 304 | * 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. | + | * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5 in class. |
* The [[http:// | * The [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Canvas for email list & grades: ===== | + | |
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- | * We will use the official university email list in Canvas | + | |
===== 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, |
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+ | 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. | + | Homework solutions, homework |
===== 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) | ||
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* (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/ |
===== Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities ===== | ===== 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:// | 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 ===== | + | ===== Conduct Expectations |
- | Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, | + | 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:// | |
- | * We encourage students to work with classmates, other students, and the faculty. However, you are expected to do this in a professional and responsible | + | * Collaborate |
- | * 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. | + | * 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. |
* 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 |