Physics 5337: Introduction to Solid State Physics

Syllabus

Aug 23 T Lecture # 1 - Evidence for crystals, Bravias lattice, Point group, Space group.  Read Kittel Chapter 1: Crystal Structure
    25 R Lecture # 2 - sc,fcc,bcc,hcp; Primitive basis vectors, Primitive cells, Wigner-Seitz cells, Miller indices.

    30 T Lecture # 3 - Fourier series.  Read Kittel Chapter 2: Wave Diffraction and the Reciprocal Lattice
Sep  1 R Lecture # 4 - Reciprocal lattice.

     6 T Lecture # 5 - Bragg Scattering, Diffraction conditions, Laue equations.
     8 R Lecture # 6 - Ewald construction, First Brillouin zone, Structure factor.

    13 T Lecture # 7 - Read Kittel Chapter 3: Crystal Binding and Elastic Constants (skim lightly pp 73-84) 
    15 R Lecture # 8 - 

    20 T Lecture # 9 - 
    22 R Lecture #10 - 

    27 T Lecture #11 - 
    29 R Lecture #12 - 




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Chapter 10: Superconductivity

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