Overview
Description
Crystal symmetry, lattice vibrations, conductivity, magnetism, free electron model, elementary band theory.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PHYS 421
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 421.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- categorize solids according to observed electronic, thermodynamic, chemical and mechanical properties.
- describe the physical and transport behaviors observed in solid materials.
- apply atomic and quantum models of matter to qualitatively describe those behaviors.
- apply the mathematical formalism of those models to quantitatively describe the behavior of solids.