Sections
PHYS 5170 - Solid State Physics I
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Course last offered |
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Spring 2017/18 |
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Instructor(s) |
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LAW Kam Tuen |
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No. of credits |
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3 |
Teaching Pattern
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Duration of course: about 14 weeks
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Lecture hour(s) / Tutoriak hour(s) / Laboratory hour(s) per week: 3 / 0 / 0
Content
This is an introductory course on postgraduate level solid state physics. The topics covered include: electronic band structures of solids, phonons, electron dynamics in crystals, electron interactions in solids, linear response theory, electronic transitions and optical properties of solids, electron phonon interactions, integer quantum Hall effects, superconductivity and magnetism.