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.
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 30-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/
stafford/teaching.html
Office hours: TBD
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'' (7th Ed., Wiley, 1996).
J. M. Ziman, ``Principles of the Theory of Solids'' (2nd Ed., Cambridge University Press, 1972)