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 === Prerequisites === === Prerequisites ===
-    * PH451 or equivalent. Please discuss with instructor.+    * PH451/551 or equivalent and PH427/527 are recommended.
 === Instructors === === 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):]] Tuesdays & Thursdays 2-3 or by appointment  
-  * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at onid.oregonstate.edu)+  * TA: Mitchell Senger (sengermi at oregonstate.edu)
  
 === Times, Dates and Locations === === Times, Dates and Locations ===
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     * Midterm 1 - Friday week 5; Midterm 2 - Wednesday week 8, both in class.     * 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).     * The [[http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=371#Section3674|final exam]] is on (Time TBA) in (Location TBA, probably Weniger 304).
- +    * General announcements use the official university email list in Canvas. Please make sure email is forwarded from your onid account to the email account you normally use.  
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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.  +
  
 ===== Course Evaluation ===== ===== Course Evaluation =====
-  * Homework - 20%+  * Homework - 15%
   * Midterm 1 - 25%   * Midterm 1 - 25%
-  * Paper & poster ("Midterm 2") - 30%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters link]]) +  * Paper & poster - 30%; (see [[papers|Papers/Posters link]]) 
-  * Final exam - 25%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course+  * Final exam - 30%; comprehensive, but with emphasis on the second part of the course 
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 +Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading.  An equation sheet compiled by the student, covering one side of an 8.5" x 11" page, is permitted. 
  
-Exam and midterm topics may be discussed in lectures, assigned for homework, or for reading.  An equation sheet, agreed upon by the class, will be provided. {{mt1_s11_eqnsheet.pdf|Here}} is the most current version. +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.
  
 ===== Homework ===== ===== Homework =====
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 ===== Learning Resources ===== ===== Learning Resources =====
 === Texts === === Texts ===
-Older editions of listed textbooks are usually OK (check with instructor), but the reading lists and homework assignments may not correspond to the syllabus. 
  
     * REQUIRED: (S)  Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8  (Required)     * REQUIRED: (S)  Sutton, A.P., Electronic Structure of Materials, Oxford, 1993. ISBN 0-19-851754-8  (Required)
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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 Ashcroft, some other equivalent text may be used.  Talk to the instructor 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 to the syllabus.
  
 === OSU Library === === OSU Library ===
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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 [[https://registrar.oregonstate.edu/osu-academic-calendar|add/drop]] and final exam procedures apply in this class.  Click on the links to access the official university webpages for the dates. (Spring 2019 finals schedule had not been published at time of writing).
  
 ===== Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities =====  ===== Statement Regarding Students with Disabilities ===== 

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