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| Lectures |
| MWF, period 7 (1:55 p.m.-2:45 p.m.) |
Room NPB 1220 |
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Pre-requisites
Graduate level Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics
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Main Text
N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics
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Supplementary
Texts
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P. K. Misra, Physics of Condensed Matter
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M. P. Marder, Condensed Matter Physics
- L. Mihaly and M. C. Martin, Solid State Physics (2nd edition)
General interest
S. Mahajan, Street-Fighting Mathematics
the 1st edition of Mahajan's book is available here
L. Weinstein, Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problem on the Back of a Napkin
D. L. Maslov, Lecture notes on Qualitative Methods in Theoretical Physics
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Syllabus
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Preamble: History of Condensed Matter Physics and toy models of solids
Chapters 1-17, 19-29 of Ashcroft and Mermin
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The reading plan for the next week will be posted each Friday.
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Required
work
Homework 30 % Typically, bi-weekly
Midterm 20 %
Final (inclusive) 30%
Research paper 20% due Nov 29
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Class schedule
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No classes
Sept 02 (Labor Day)
Nov 8 (UF Homecoming)
Nov 11 (Veterans Day)
Nov 27-29 (Thanksgiving)
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Last day of classes: Dec 4
- Final exam: Dec 12, 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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Grading policy
Here are guidelines for your final grade, as the percentage of the
total number of points:
85-100 A
82-84 A-
65-81 B/B+
50-64 C/C+
40-49 D/D+
0-39 F
Depending on the overall performance of the class, these numbers may be
lowered but not raised.
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"Units rule":
an algebraic solution to
each problem MUST be accompanied by the dimensional analysis of the
result.
Without such an analysis, you will get no more than 75%
of the credit, even if the solution is otherwise correct. On
the other hand, if you do not know how to solve the problem but
construct an approximate result, using the dimensional analysis, you
may get up to 25% of the credit
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Academic Honesty
All students are required to abide by
the Academic
Honesty Guidelines
accepted by the University.
Consistent
with university policy, any incident of academic dishonesty in
this course will be reported to the Dean of Students Office. It is
normal
and reasonable for students in a Physics course to work together on
homework assignments. However, following the normal practices of
co-authorship accepted in academic institutions, yo must list all
people who you collaborated with on a particular assignment. This Instructor defines academic dishonesty as plagiarism (including copying solutions from Internet sources), fabricating data (for example, ''fixing" a solution so that it gives the correct answer),
giving or receiving any unauthorized assistance on academic work, and
interfering with the academic work of other students. Supplying a false
or fabricated excuse for missed academic work is also academic dishonesty.
If the incident is the student's first offense at UF, the student will
receive a reduced or failing grade in PHY6426. If not, the Dean of Students Office
will decide the appropriate sanction.
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Students with
disabilities
Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with
the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide
documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation
to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
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