Solid State
Physics 1
at Sharif University of
Technology
| Solid State
Physics 1: Saturday-Monday 15:00-16:30 |
Evaluation |
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| Topics: | Grades |
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| - What is condensed matter physics? |
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| - Few thermodynamic properties of solids |
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| - Drude theory of metals |
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| - Sommerfeld theory of electrons in
metals |
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| - Chemical bonding in
solids |
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| - Lattice vibrations and phonons (one
dimensional array of atoms) |
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| - Tight-Binding model on a chain |
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| - Lattice structures, X-ray and Neutron
scattering experiments |
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| - Electron in periodic potential: Bloch
theorem |
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| - Band structure of solids |
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| - Metals, insulators and
semi-conductors |
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| References: | ||
| The main
reference of this course is No. 1: |
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| 1- The Oxford
Solid State Basics, by: Steven H. Simon (Oxford
University Press 2013) |
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| 2- Introduction
to Solid State Physics 8th Edition, by: Charles Kittel
(John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2005) |
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| Evaluation:
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| Type#1:
Homeworks=5, Mid-exam=6, Final-exam=10 |
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| Type#2:
Mid-exam=8, Final exam=13 |
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| If F>M, then
F gets %15 more of its share of F&M. Mid-exam: 28 Aban 1397, Chapters 1,2, ...,10 Final exam: schedule will be given by educational affairs. |
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