PHZ6426 - Solid State I - Fall 2016 Syllabus | UF Apps 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