PH671

Week 1		Topic	Reading	Assignments
1	M 3/28	Physics Comp Exam - No class		HW #1
2	W 3/30	Free electron gas, electrical conductivity	A&M Ch 2,3, Kittel Ch 6
3	F 4/1	FEG, thermal transport, occupation function	A&M Ch 2,3,8; K Ch 6

Week 2		Topic	Reading	Assignments
4	M 4/4	Boltzmann transport eq., Phonon scattering	A&M Ch 13,16; K App F	HW #2
5	W 4/6	Phonon scattering	K App. J, Ch 18, A&M Ch 16 esp p. 321 ff
6	F 4/8	Ballistic Transport in 1-D; adding inelastic & elastic scattering	K Ch 18 (Nanostructures)	Project proposal

Week 3		Topic	Reading	Assignments
7	M 4/11	Ballistic Transport in 1-D; Anderson localization; Semiconductor transport - band and hopping	K Ch 18 (Nanostructures);Mott VRH, A&M p340 & 542	HW #3
8	W 4/13	Mott Insulators? Electrons in B-field; Aharanov Bohm effect	Feynman Lecture on AB effect
9	F 4/15	Quantum Hall Effect	PT-QHE, Avron QHE

Week 4		Topic	Reading	Assignments
10	M 4/18	Tunneling devices	Tunneling (wikipedia)	HW #4
11	W 4/20	Superconductivity	I&L ch. 10, K Ch. 10, A&M Ch34
12	F 4/22	No class

Week 5		Topic	Reading	Assignments
13	M 4/25	Talks (NQ,JP,DM)	student-assigned	HW #5
14	W 4/27	Superconductivity	I&L ch. 10, K Ch. 10, A&M Ch34
15	F 4/29	Talks (KV, RH)	student-assigned

Week 6		Topic	Time	Location
	R 5/5	Final Exam	0930-1120	TBA