Course Information Sheet for Physics 560:
Solid-State Physics

This course will provide an introduction to solid-state physics, with an emphasis on the central phenomena, and their theoretical explanation in terms of simple models based on quantum mechanics and statistical physics. The topics covered correspond roughly to Chapters 1-3, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, and 27 in Marder.

In addition to the requirements of Physics 460, students enrolled in Physics 560 must investigate an advanced topic in solid-state physics to be agreed upon with the instructor, and present their findings either in a 25-minute oral presentation or in a 10-page term paper.

Professor: Charles Stafford
Office: PAS 347
Phone: 626-4260
email: stafford@physics.arizona.edu
Web: http://www.physics.arizona.edu/$\sim$stafford/teaching.html
Office hours: Thursday 2-4pm

Lectures: MWF, 12-12:50pm, BIO W 219

Grading:

Homework: 15%
Midterm 1: 15%
Midterm 2: 15%
Final Exam: 25%
Project: 30%

Required Text:

M. Marder, ``Condensed Matter Physics'' (Wiley, 2000)

Additional References (on reserve in the Science Library)

N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, ``Solid State Physics'' (Saunders College Publishers, 1976)

C. Kittel, ``Introduction to Solid State Physics'' (8th Ed., Wiley, 2005).

J. M. Ziman, ``Principles of the Theory of Solids'' (2nd Ed., Cambridge University Press, 1972)