{"id":8,"date":"2013-01-08T16:29:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmanning.expressions.syr.edu\/phys576spring2015\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-08-24T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T13:45:21","slug":"syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mmanning.expressions.syr.edu\/phys576spring2015\/syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"#Overview\">Overview<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"#grading\">Grading<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"#policies\">Class Policies<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"#schedule\">Tentative class schedule<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<a id=\"Overview\" name=\"Overview\">Overview<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<b>Instructor email: <\/b> mmanning@syr.edu\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<b>Location:<\/b> Physics Building 208 (Changed from 105)\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<b>Time:<\/b> TTH 2-3:20pm\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<b>Office Hours:<\/b> M 1-2pm and Tu 12:30-1:30pm&nbsp; (Office is Physics 223)\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<b>Texts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Introduction-Solid-Physics-Charles-Kittel\/dp\/047141526X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1314288161&amp;sr=1-1\">C. Kittel<\/a> Introduction to Solids State physics\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solid-State-Physics-Neil-Ashcroft\/dp\/0030839939\">Ashcroft and Mermin<\/a> Solid State physics\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Condensed-Matter-Physics-Michael-Marder\/dp\/0470617985\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1314288113&amp;sr=1-1\">M. Marder<\/a> Condensed Matter physics\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<i>Text notes<\/i>: Either Kittel(K) or Ashcroft and Mermin(AM) are acceptable texts for this course. you do not need both. We will basically follow the chapter order and concepts in K, but some topics will be treated as in AM, and AM is a better reference book for graduate work. You will not need to look up HW problems in either text &ndash; I will write them out explicitly for each problem set. Marder is a nice complement to both texts.\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<a id=\"grading\" name=\"grading\">Grading<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<b>Homework:<\/b> Weekly problem sets will be assigned, generally on Thursday, and will be collected for grading. Homework assignments will be announced in class and posted on the class website. No late homework will be accepted, and one lowest homework grade will be dropped.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t<b>Exams:<\/b> There will be one midterm and a final exam. The midterm is scheduled for Tuesday 3\/17. The final exam is Thursday 4\/30\/2015, 12:45-2:45pm\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t<b>Evaluation:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tHomework: 20 %\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tMidterm: 40 %\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tFinal: 40 %\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\tNo makeup midterm will be given. If you are absent from the midterm with a valid reason, your midterm score will be the same as the score on your final. In addition, if you have above an 80% average on homework, then your final grade will not be lower than your score on the final exam. You must take the final exam to pass the class.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t<a id=\"policies\" name=\"policies\">Class Policies<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t<a> <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\n\t<b><a id=\"disability\">Disability<\/a>-Related Accommodations: <\/b>If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact the Office of Disability Services(ODS), <a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityservices.syr.edu\"><span class=\"s1\">http:\/\/disabilityservices.syr.edu<\/span><\/a>, located in Room 309 of 804 University Avenue, or call (315) 443-4498 for an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for coordinating disability-related accommodations and will issue students with documented disabilities Accommodation Authorization Letters, as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact ODS as soon as possible.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\n\t<b>Academic <a id=\"integrity\">Integrity <\/a> Policy:<\/b> The Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy holds students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students should be familiar with the Policy and know that it is their responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources in written work. The policy also governs the integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments as well as the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verifications of participation in class activities. Serious sanctions can result from academic dishonesty of any sort.<br \/>\n\tFor more information and the complete policy, see the Academic Integrity Policy.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\n\t<b><a id=\"religious\">Religious<\/a> observances policy:<\/b> SU&#39;s religious observances policy, found at <a href=\"http:\/\/supolicies.syr.edu\/emp_ben\/religious_observance.htm\"><span class=\"s1\">http:\/\/supolicies.syr.edu\/emp_ben\/ religious_observance.htm,<\/span><\/a> recognizes the diversity of faiths represented among the campus community and protects the rights of students, faculty, and staff to observe religious holy days according to their tradition. Under the policy, students are provided an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirements that may be missed due to a religious observance provided they notify their instructors <b>before the end of the second week of classes.<\/b> For fall and spring semesters, an online notification process is available through MySlice\/Student Services\/Enrollment\/MyReligious Observances from the first day of class until the end of the second week of class.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\n\t<a id=\"schedule\" name=\"schedule\">Tentative class schedule<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"t1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWeeks\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTopics\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReading\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExams\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1:&nbsp; (1\/13,1\/15)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIntro, crystal structure\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK1, AM4\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t2 (1\/20)\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReciprocal lattice\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK2, AM5\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3 (1\/27)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReciprocal lattice, cohesion\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK3-4, AM20, 22\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4 (2\/3)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tProf. Manning out of town. Cohesion, phonons I\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK4, AM22\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t5 (2\/10)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPhonons I, II\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK4-5, AM 23\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t6(2\/17)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPhonons II, dislocations\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK5, AM23, and K21\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t7(2\/24)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tScattering, glasses,Classical free electron gas\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK19,K6,AM1\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8 (3\/3)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMidterm, Classical free electron gas\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK6,AM1\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3\/3\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9(3\/10)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Spring Break<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t10(3\/17)\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLectures 16,17:&nbsp; Fermi Dirac statistics\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK6, AM 1,2\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t11(3\/24)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLectures 18: Features of the Sommerfeld model and Fermi-Dirac free electron gas,\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 19: Electrons in periodic potentials, Bloch&#39;s Theorem\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK6, AM 2\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK7, AM 8\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12(3\/31)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 20: Electrons in periodic potentials: Central equation\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 21: Kronig-Penney Model, Perturbation theory\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK7, AM 8,10\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t13(4\/7)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 22: Perturbation theory cont&#39;d: (electrons in weak periodic potential)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 23: Effective mass, metals and insulators\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAM 9\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK 9\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t14(4\/14)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 24: Semiclassical model for response of Bloch electrons to E,B filelds\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 25: Intro to Seminconductors\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK8 and 9, AM12,\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tand K8, AM28\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t15 (4\/21)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 26: Intrinsic semiconductors (band structure and carrier number)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLecture 27: Doped semiconductors\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK8, AM28\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tK8, AM 29\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t16 (4\/28 only)\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\tLecture 28: Superconductivity\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4\/30 (Thurs)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p3\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFinal\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"p6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4\/30\/2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"PSEDITBOX_DISPONLY\" id=\"TIME4$0\">12:45PM &#8211; 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