| Date | Hmwk. | Lec. | Subject of Lecture | Kittel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23 | 0 | 1 | Overview - Start Structures of Crystals | 1 |
| Part I. Structure and Mechanical Properties | ||||
| 8/28 | 1 | 2 | Structure of Crystals - Dislocations | 1, 20 |
| 8/30 | 3 | Diffraction from Crystals, Reciprocal Lattice | 2 | |
| 9/4 | No class - Labor Day | |||
| 9/6 | 2 | 4 | No class - See notes for self study | 2 |
| 9/11 | 5 | Diffraction and Reciprocal Lattice continued | 2 | |
| 9/13 | 3 | 6 | Binding of Crystals, Elastic Behavior | 3 |
| 9/18 | 7 | Binding, Elastic Behavior - yield, dislocations | 3, 20 | |
| 9/20 | 4 | 8 | Phonons I: Harmonic lattice vibrations | 4 |
| 9/25 | 9 | Phonons I - continued | 4 | |
| 9/27 | 5 | 10 | Phonons II: Heat Capacity, transport | 5 |
| 10/2 | 11 | Phonons II - continued | 5 | |
| Part II. Electronic and Optical Properties | ||||
| 10/4 | 12 | Electron Fermi Gas - Heat Capacity, transport | 6 | |
| 10/9 | 13 | Electron Fermi Gas - continued | 6 | |
| 10/11 | MidTerm Exam I - over Part I | |||
| Solutions for Exam I | ||||
| 10/16 | 6 | 14 | Electron Bands in Crystals | 7 |
| 10/18 | 15 | Electron Bands - continued | 7 | |
| 10/23 | 7 | 16 | Semiconductors | 8 |
| 10/25 | 17 | Semiconductors - continued | 8 | |
| 10/30 | 18 | Semiconductor - Transport, Thermopower, .... | 8 | |
| 11/1 | 8 | 19 | Semiconductor devices: pn junctions, LEDs, ... | 17 |
| Part III. Selected Topics | ||||
| 11/6 | 20 | Semiconductor structures: FETs, quantum wells | 17 | |
| 11/8 | 21 | Nanostructures: "Electrons in a box" | 18 | |
| Special addition: Prof. M. Nayfeh, Si nanoclusters | ||||
| 11/13 | 22 | Metals - start superconductivity | 9-10 | |
| 11/15 | 9 | 23 | Superconductivity | 10 |
| 11/15 | 10 | Special Homework - a short description of a a system of your choice - see list in Homework 10 |
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| 11/20 -22 | No Class -- Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
| 11/27 | 24 | Magnetism, Phase transitions | 11,12 | |
| 11/29 | 25 | Surfaces, Scanning Tunneling Microscope | 17 | |
| Special addition: Prof. R. Budakian - Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy | ||||
| 12/4 | 26 | Nanostructures | 18 | |
| 12/6 | 27 | Review of Course | ||
| 12/14 | Final Exam: 1:30-4:30 PM, Thursday, December 14 |