Courses - Fall 2007/2008
PHYS 409 Condensed Matter Physics I
Text Book :
"Introduction to Solid State Physics"
Charles Kittel (John Wiley, 1996) 7th Edition
Chapters : [7]; [9-12]; [14,15]
Contents :
1. Energy Bands
2. Fermi Surfaces and Metals
3. Plasmons, Polaritons, and Polarons
4. Optical Processes and Excitons
5. Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics
6. Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
7. Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism
Schedule :
Monday 12:40 at Room 421
Tuesday 13:40 at Room 250
Wednesday 14:40 at Room 250
PHYS 531 Solid State Theory I
Text Book :
"Lecture Notes on Solid State Theory"
T. Wolfram and S. Ellialtioglu (unpublished)
Reference Books :
"Theory of Lattice Dynamics in the Harmonic Approximation"
Maradudin, Montroll, and Weiss, in "Solid State Physics", Seitz and Turnbull (eds.)
Supplement 3, (Academic Press, 1963) pp. 5 - 44.
"Quantum Theory of Solid State" and "Energy Band Theory"
Joseph Callaway (Academic Press, 1974)
"Principles of the Theory of Solids"
J. M. Ziman (Cambridge University Press, 1972)
Contents :
1. Lattice Vibrations (Phonons)
2. Lattice Green's Functions - Local Modes
3. Energy Bands, Density of States
4. Optical Properties of Solids
Schedule :
Wednesday 11:40 at Room 350
Thursday 10:40 + 11:40 at Room 350
PHYS 400 Special Problems in Physics
"Energy Bands in Solids - Empirical Tight Binding Method"
"Lattice Vibrations in Solids"