Physics 558, Introduction to Solid State Physics (Spring12)
Prof. A. Dinsmore, UMass Amherst Physics Department

This course will provide students with a working knowledge of solid-state materials and the theories that describe them. The syllabus covers basic properties of solids, important classes of materials (such as metals, semiconductors, insulators, magnetic materials) and selected modern technologies and state-of-the-art measurement methods.

The course also seeks to provide the background knowledge necessary to understand condensed-matter seminars and to read research articles.

Announcements:

• Notes are uploaded up through Thurs, 4/12. Next HW is due Thurs 4/19.

Links:

• Here is the Syllabus (pdf, 1 page)
• Here is where lecture notes will be posted. (Password needed).
• Here are homework assignments.

  

  Links to pages of interest:

  • Visualizations of crystal lattice structures, maintained by the Center for Computational Materials Science at the Naval Research Laboratory.
  • Visualization of reciprocal lattices.
  • Visulation of difference beween group and phase velocity.

    A. Dinsmore, 1/2012