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LAST UPDATE: 3/2/09

 

   LECTURE/ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE FOR SOLID STATE PHYSICS*

* (This schedule may be modified during the semester.)

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DATES     LECTURE/                HOMEWORK/

          TOPIC                   ASSIGNMENT

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1/26      INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW   --------

          OF SOLID STATE THEORY

 

1/27      --------                --------

 

1/28      --------                --------

 

1/29      INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW   --------

          OF SOLID STATE THEORY

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2/2       INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW   --------

          OF SOLID STATE THEORY

         

2/3       --------                --------

 

2/4      --------                 --------

 

2/5       FREE ELECTRON THEORY    --------

                (DRUDE THEORY) CH6

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2/9       FREE ELECTRON THEORY

         (DRUDE THEORY) CH6        --------                        

 

2/10      --------                --------

 

2/11      --------                --------

 

2/12      FREE ELECTRON THEORY    --------

         (DRUDE THEORY) CH6      

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2/16      NO CLASS                NO CLASS

 

2/17      STATIC LATTICE          --------

(MON.SCH) AND SYMMETRY CH1

 

2/18      --------                 --------              

 

2/19      STATIC LATTICE          CH 6# 3,6,9

          AND SYMMETRY CH1   

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2/23      STATIC LATTICE          --------

     AND SYMMETRY CH1   

 

2/24      --------                 --------              

 

 

2/25      --------                 --------

 

2/26      X-RAY DIFFRACTION      

          AND THE RECIPROCAL      CH1#1,2,3

          LATTICE CH2                                                        

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3/2       X-RAY DIFFRACTION       --------

          AND THE RECIPROCAL

          LATTICE CH2

 

3/3       --------                --------               

         

3/4       --------                --------

 

3/5       X-RAY DIFFRACTION       --------

          AND THE RECIPROCAL          

          LATTICE CH2                      

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3/9       STATIC LATTICE         --------

          COHESIVE ENERGY CH3

                                   

3/10      --------                --------

 

3/11      --------                --------

 

3/12      STATIC LATTICE          CH2#1,2,7

          COHESIVE ENERGY CH3     

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3/16 TO 3/20                      SPRING BREAK/NO CLASSES

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3/23      MIDTERM EXAM          CH6, CH1, CH2

 

3/24      --------                --------

 

3/25      --------                --------

 

3/26      LATTICE VIBRATIONS      PRESENTATION TOPIC              

          PHONON MODES CH4        Title,Name,Outline,References

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3/30      LATTICE VIBRATIONS      COMPUTER PROJECT#1

          PHONON MODES CH4       

 

3/31      --------                --------

 

4/1       --------                --------

 

4/2       LATTICE VIBRATIONS      CH3#1,2,5

          THERMAL PROPERTIES CH5

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4/6       LATTICE VIBRATIONS       --------

          THERMAL PROPERTIES CH5

 

4/7       --------                --------

 

4/8       --------                --------

 

4/9       NEARLY FREE ELECTRON    CH4#1,3,5

          MODEL/ENERGY BANDS CH7 

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4/13      NEARLY FREE ELECTRON    --------

MODEL/ENERGY BANDS CH7 

 

4/14      --------                --------

 

4/15      --------                -------- 

 

4/16      SEMICONDUCTOR           CH5#1,3,4

CRYSTALS CH8

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4/20      NO CLASS                NO CLASS

          

4/21      --------                --------

    

4/22      --------                --------

(FRI.SCH)

                       

4/23      SEMICONDUCTOR          --------

          CRYSTALS CH8

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4/27      SEMICONDUCTOR           COMPUTER PROJECT#2     

          CRYSTALS CH8

         

4/28      --------                --------

                                 

4/29      --------                --------

 

4/30      PPT PRESENTATION        -------- 

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5/4       PPT PRESENTATION        CH7#2,3,6

 

5/5       --------                --------

 

5/6       --------                --------

 

5/7       PPT PRESENTATION        COMPUTER PROJECT #3

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5/11      PPT PRESENTATION        CH8#1,2,3

                                 

5/12      --------                --------

 

5/13      --------                --------

 

5/14      NO CLASS                NO CLASS

(READING DAY)

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