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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 1:30-2:30or by appointment  +  * [[http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/schedule.html|Office hours (after poll):]] Mondays 1-2; Thursdays 1:30 - 2:30 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 ===
     * 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. Poster session Wednesday week 9, 3-5 pm
     * 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.       * 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.  
  
 ===== 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
  
 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 compiled by the student, covering one side of an 8.5" x 11" page, is permitted. 
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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 ===== 
 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. 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.
  
-===== Student Conduct Expectations ===== +===== Conduct Expectations ===== 
-Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, each student must ultimately be responsible for her or his own education. Therefore, you are expected to abide by a number of ground rules: +Science is inherently a social and collaborative effort, each scientist building on the work of others. Nevertheless, each person must ultimately be responsible for her or his own education. Therefore, we will abide by a number of ground rules: 
- +    * In your interactions in class and outside of class, be mindful of the [[https://www.aps.org/programs/education/su4w/upload/4d_Classroom_Guidelines_Poster.pdf|principles outlined in this flyer distributed by the National Science Foundation]]. 
-    * We encourage students to work with classmates, other students, and the faculty.  However, you are expected to do this in a professional and responsible fashion.  Each student is expected to turn in assignments that have been independently synthesized and written.  This applies also to, and especially to, computer assignments.  Ask questions and discuss, but never simply copy answer without providing your own synthesis and interpretation.  Likewise, help your peers by discussing and explaining, not simply providing an answer to be copied. +    * Collaborate with classmates, other students, and the faculty in a professional and responsible way.  Each student is expected to turn in assignments that have been independently synthesized and written.  This applies also to, and especially to, computer assignments.  Ask questions and discuss, but never simply copy answer without providing your own synthesis and interpretation.  Likewise, help your peers by discussing and explaining, not simply providing an answer to be copied. 
-    * 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.  Likewise, the solutions are for your personal use only.  You may keep one copy in your personal files.+    * 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.  Likewise, the solutions are for your personal use only.  You may keep one copy in your personal files.
     * 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.  You can avoid collaborative efforts taking on the look of plagiarism by acknowledging sources and by writing up your work independently.     * Plagiarism - representing someone else's work as your own - is unethical, but collaboration and exchange of ideas is healthy.  You can avoid collaborative efforts taking on the look of plagiarism by acknowledging sources and by writing up your work independently.

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