PHYS 211A. Solid-State Physics I (5 units)
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Description
The first of a two-quarter course in solid-state physics. Covers a range of solid-state phenomena that can be understood within an independent particle description. Topics include chemical versus band-theoretical description of solids, electronic band structure calculation, lattice dynamics, transport phenomena and electrodynamics in metals, optical properties, semiconductor physics.
Prerequisite courses
PHYS 211A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
PHYS 211A is a prerequisite of the following 3 courses: