PHZ6426 (section 5187) - Solid State I - Fall 2014 Syllabus | UF Apps | GNU Octave 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