2016-2017 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 370 - Introduction to Solid State Physics


Credits: 4
An introductory study of crystalline and amorphous materials including symmetry, crystal-binding, crystal-diffraction, phonons (Einstein- and Debye-models), free electron Fermi gas, Bose-Einstein theory, and superconductivity. Topics of current research interest such as computer simulation of amorphous materials, superlattices, and novel mechanisms of superconductivity are also included.

Prerequisite: PHYS 102  or PHYS 120 .

Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.