PHZ6426 (section 5187) - Solid State I - Fall 2014

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Aug. 25   Course Overview
Aug. 27   Chpt. 1 - Drude Theory of Metals
Aug. 29	  Chpt. 1,2 - Sommerfeld Theory of Metals

Sept. 1   Labor Day - No class
Sept. 3   Chpt. 2 - Sommerfeld Theory of Metals 	Homework 1 (Soln. on E-Learning)
Sept. 5   Chpt. 4 - Crystal Lattices

Sept. 8   Chpt. 5 - Reciprocal Lattice
Sept. 10  Chpt. 6 - X-ray Scattering 			Homework 2 (Soln. on E-Learning)
Sept. 12  Chpt. 8 - Bloch's Theorem

Sept. 15  Chpt. 9 - Weak potential 1D example
Sept. 17  Chpt. 9 - Weak potential 2D example 		squarelattice.m
Sept. 19  Chpt. 10 - Tight Binding			Homework 3 (Soln. on E-Learning)

Sept. 22  Chpt. 10,11 - Other Methods Band Structure    Tight Binding Fermi Surfaces
Sept. 24  Chpt. 12 - Semiclassical Model El. Dynamics
Sept. 26  Chpt. 12 - Semiclassical Model El. Dynamics

Sept. 29  Chpt. 13 - Boltzmann Equation                 Homework 4  Sample Matlab File (Soln. on E-Learning)
Oct.  1   Chpt. 13 - Boltzmann Eq. Elect. Conductivity
Oct.  3   Chpt. 13 - HW help and more Boltzmann Eq.

Oct.  6   Chpt. 13 - Thermoelectric phenomena           Quiz 1 Study Guide
Oct.  8   Review/Quiz 1
Oct.  10  Review

Oct.  13  Review/Exam 6:30-8:20p
Oct.  15  Chpt. 14 - Measuring the Fermi Surface
Oct.  17  Homecoming - no class
	  
Oct.  20  Chpt. 15 - Band Structure Metals
Oct.  22  Chpt. 16 - Beyond Relax. Time Approx.
Oct.  24  Chpt. 17 - Beyond Indep. Electrons            Homework 5

Oct.  27  Chpt. 17 - Beyond Indep. Electrons
Oct.  29  Chpt. 18 - Surface Effects
Oct.  31  Chpt. 19,20 - Class. Solids & Cohesive Energy Homework 6

Nov.   3  Chpt. 21 - Failures of Static Lattice
Nov.   5  Chpt. 22 - Classical Harmonic Crystal
Nov.   7  No Class					Homework 7

Nov.  10  Chpt. 23 - Quantum Harmonic Crystal
Nov.  12  Chpt. 24 - Measuring Phonon Dispersion
Nov.  14  Chpt. 25 - Anharmonic Effects			Study Guide for Exam 2

Nov.  17  Chpt. 26 - Phonons in Metals
Nov.  19  Review
Nov.  21  

Nov.  24  Exam 2 in class				Final Assignment
Nov.  26  Thanksgiving holiday - no class
Nov.  28  Thanksgiving holiday - no class

Dec.   1  Chpt. 27 - Dielectric Properties Insulators
Dec.   3  Chpt. 28 - Homogeneous Semiconductors
Dec.   5  Chpt. 29 - Inhomogeneous Semiconductors

Dec.   8  Chpt. 29 - Transistors
Dec.   10 Transitorized