Text: “Condensed Matter Physics”, Michael P. Marder. Second Edition, Wiley.
Most of the homework problems will be from
the class textbook. The lecture notes will be sent by
email.
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 4:05 PM to 5:20 PM.
Room: 304 Nielsen Building.
Instructor: Prof. Adriana Moreo - Rm 303 South College Building.
Office Hours: Monday 5:00PM to 6:00PM. Zoom session will be set up. 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/cm23/index.html
HOMEWORK: Due on Tuesday before the beginning of the class following assignment on preceding Tuesday. The homework will be sent electronically to the professor as a pdf file named "yourlastname-hw#" where # indicates the homework number. Late homework will not be accepted. The assignments will be listed in the webpage. The homework will be graded and returned electronically 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 (no electronic devices are allowed).
CLASS ATTENDANCE: This is an in person class, thus, students are supposed to come to the classroom. If a student is sick or needs to be in isolation they should contact the professor and a Zoom link will be provided.
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 |
2 |
The Idea of Crystals + Three-Dimensional Lattices |
1,2 |
|
2nd |
2 |
Scattering and Structures |
3 |
|
3rd |
2 |
Scattering and Structures + The Free Fermi Gas and Single Electron Model |
3, 6 |
|
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, March 2. |
8 |
|
7th |
2 |
Nearly Free and Tightly Bound Electrons |
8 |
|
8th |
2 |
Cohesion in Solids + Phonons |
11, 13 |
|
9th |
2 |
Phonons |
13 |
|
10th |
1 |
Phonons |
13 |
|
11th |
2 |
Second Midterm Exam – Thurssday, April 13 |
16 |
|
12th |
2 |
Dynamics of Bloch Electrons Magnetism of Ions and Electrons |
16 |
|
13th |
2 |
Dynamics of Bloch Electrons + Electronics |
16, 19 |
|
14th |
2 |
Electronics + Magnetism |
19, 24,25 |
|
15th |
1 |
Review |
Final
Exam: Thursday May 11 from 1:00PM to 3:15PM.
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.