Welcome to "Solid State Physics"
This 3 credit course is about the principal types of solids with emphasis on their thermal, electrical,
and optical properties; theory of electrons in metals; energy bands; phonons.
Applications to semiconductors, superconductors, magnetism. Highly recommended
for physics majors, and to students interested in materials scinece or elecrical engineering.
Prerequisites:
PHY 306 and 308
Follow
this link to the syllabus
Textbook: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition by Charles Kittel (ISBN-13: 978-0471111818). The
7th edition is recommended because it is less expensive, but the 8th edition (ISBN-13: 978-0471415268) is also fine, and earlier editions are also acceptable.
Recommended:
Laszlo Mihaly and Michael C. Martin: Solid State Physics, Problems and Solutions, 2nd edition, Wiley VCH, ISBN-13: 978-3527408559
Download and install the The Solid State Simulation (SSS) Project software from this site http://pages.physics.cornell.edu/sss/
Updated: September 21, 2010
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