PHZ6426 - Solid State I - Fall 2016

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Aug. 22  Course Overview
Aug. 24  Chpt. 1 Drude Theory of Metals
Aug. 26  Chpt. 1 Drude Theory of Metals

Aug. 29  Chpt. 2 Sommerfeld Theory of Metals
Aug. 31  Chpt. 2 Sommerfeld Theory of Metals 		HW1 
Sep. 2	 UF classes cancelled due to Tropical Storm Hermine

Sep. 5   Labor Day (no class)
Sep. 7   Chpt. 4 Crystal Lattices HCP handout
Sep. 9   Chpt. 5 Reciprocal Lattice

Sep. 12  Chpt. 6 X-Ray Scattering			HW2 
Sep. 14  Chpt. 8 Bloch's Theorem
Sep. 16  Chpt. 9 Weak Potential 1D Example

Sep. 19  Chpt. 9 Weak Potential 2D Example
Sep. 21  Chpt. 10 Tight Binding, Fermi Surface		HW3 Sample Surface Plot
Sep. 23  Chpt. 10, 11 Other Methods Band Structure

Sep. 26  Chpt. 12 Semiclassical Model of El. Dynamics
Sep. 28  Chpt. 12 Semiclassical Model of El. Dyanmics	
Sep. 30  Chpt. 13 Boltzmann Equation 			HW4 Hints added to assignment

Oct. 3   Chpt. 13 Boltzmann Equation
Oct. 5   Review for Exam 1, Guide
Oct. 7   UF Classes Cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew

Oct. 10  Exam 1, Part 1 2015 exam
Oct. 12  Exam 1, Part 2 2015 exam
Oct. 14  Homecoming (no class)

Oct. 17  Chpt. 14 Measuring the Fermi Surface, Free Electrons, Dens.States Plot, Matlab
Oct. 19  Chpt. 15 Band Structure Metals, NIST Periodic Table
Oct. 21  Chpt. 16 Beyond Relaxation Time Approximation

Oct. 24  Chpt. 17 Beyond Independent Electrons
Oct. 26  Chpt. 17 Beyond Independent Electrons
Oct. 28  Chpt. 18 Surface Effects			
Oct. 31  Chpt. 19,20 Class. of Solids & Cohesive Energy HW5
Nov. 2   Chpt. 21, 22 Classical Harmonic Crystal
Nov. 4   Chpt. 22 Classical Harmonic Crystal

Nov. 7   Chpt. 23 Quantum Harmonic Crystal		HW6
Nov. 9   Chpt. 24 Measuring Phonon Dispersion Relations, Crystal Momentum
Nov. 11  Veteran's Day

Nov. 14  Chpt. 25 Anharmonic Effects 
Nov. 16  Chpt. 26 Phonons in Metals
Nov. 18  Chpt. 27 Dielectric Properties of Insulators

Nov. 21  Chpt. 28 Semiconductors			HW7
Nov. 23  Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 25	 Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 28  Chpt. 28 Seminconductors, Chpt. 29 PN Junction
Nov. 30  Chpt. 29 Bipolar Transistor
Dec. 2   Exam 2 Review Study Guide 2, 2014 Exam, 2015 Exam: Part 1, Part 2

Dec. 5   Exam 2, Part 1
Dec. 7   Exam 2, Part 2