Text: “Condensed Matter Physics”, Michael P. Marder. Second Edition, Wiley.
Most of the homework problems will be from
the class textbook. The lectures are posted in the class
website.
Secondary books:
i) ``Solid State Physics'', Neil W. Ashcroft and N. David Mermin, Saunders College Publishing.
ii) “Introduction to Solid State Physics”, Charles Kittel, Wiley.
The lectures will follow the structure of the class textbook Marder, but some materials from Ashcroft's and Kittel's books may also be used.
Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 2:10 PM to 3:25 PM.
Room: 304 Nielsen Building.
Instructor: Prof. Adriana Moreo - Rm 303 South College Building.
Office Hours: Monday 2:15PM to 3:15PM. I also will be available by request.
Phone: 974-2084 (UTK) or 241-1698 (ORNL). E-mail: amoreo@utk.edu
Web Page: http://sces.phys.utk.edu/~moreo/cm20/index.html
HOMEWORK: Due on Tuesday at the beginning of the class following assignment on preceding Tuesday. Late homework will not be accepted. The assignments will be listed in the webpage. The homework will be graded and returned to you. Each problem will be graded on a scale from 0 to 10. The homework grade will be normalized at the end of the semester to 30 points and it will result from the average of all homework sets excluding the one with the lowest grade. Solutions to all homework problems in pdf format will be sent to the students by e-mail. Those solutions are for your personal use and you should not share them with other students nor post them on-line.
MIDTERM
EXAMS: There will be two midterm exams administered during class.
Class notes handwritten by the student can be used in the exams.
GRADING:
20 points for each midterm exam.
30 points for homework.
10 points for class participation.
20 points for final exam.
|
WEEK |
#per |
Subjects |
Chapter in Marder |
|
1st |
1 |
The Idea of Crystals |
1 |
|
2nd |
2 |
Three-Dimensional Lattices |
2 |
|
3rd |
2 |
Scattering and Structures |
3 |
|
4th |
2 |
The Free Fermi Gas and Single Electron Model |
6 |
|
5th |
2 |
Non-Interacting Electrons in a Periodic Potential |
7 |
|
6th |
2 |
Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons First Midterm Exam – Thursday, February 13. |
8 |
|
7th |
2 |
Cohesion in Solids |
11 |
|
8th |
2 |
Phonons |
13 |
|
9th |
2 |
Dynamics of Bloch Electrons |
16 |
|
10th |
2 |
Electronics |
19 |
|
|
|
Spring Break |
10 |
|
11th |
2 |
Magnetism Second Midterm Exam – Thursday, March 26 |
24 |
|
12th |
2 |
Magnetism of Ions and Electrons |
25 |
|
13th |
1 |
Quantum Mechanics of Interacting Magnetic Moments Spring Recess |
26 |
|
14th |
2 |
Superconductivity |
27 |
|
15th |
2 |
Review. |
|
Final
Exam: Wednesday
April 29 from 2:45PM to 4:45PM.
Any
student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact
of
a disability should contact me privately to discuss your
specific needs.
Please contact the Office of Disability Services
at 865-974-6087 in Hoskins
Library to coordinate reasonable
accommodations for students with documented
disabilities.