Physics 9812

Contact

.:Dr. Lyudmila Goncharova
P&A Rm 231
(519) 661-2111 x 81558
lgonchar [at] uwo.ca

.:Dr. Mahi Singh
P&A Rm 242
(519) 661-2111 x 86427
msingh [at] uwo.ca
FAX: (519) 661-2033

Last update: Sun, October 16, 2011 11:15:43 PM


Lectures: Monday and Wednesday 10:00am - 11:30am, P&A room 233

Office hours: Wed, 2-3pm, PAB 231

Midterm Exam: 10am-1pm, October 26, 2011 in PAB 233 (confirmed)

Lecture notes: will be posted on the web site as the term proceeds (menu on the left). You may also want to take your own notes during the classes.

Recommended books:
M.P. Marder, Condensed Matter Physics (2000)
N.W. Ashcroft and N.D. Mermin: Solid State Physics (2003)
Ch. Kittel: Introduction to Solid State Physics (1998)

Course Material (not limited to...):
    Part I:
  • Crystal Lattices; The Reciprocal Lattice; Experimental Determination of Crystal Structure
  • Complex Structures (alloys, liquids, liquid crystals, polymers and quasicrystals)
  • Phonons and Neutron Scattering
  • Thermal Effects in Solids
  • Electron Theory in Metals and Band Theory
  • Physics of ion-surface interactions and focused ion beam; Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy; Lithography
    Part II:
  • Optical Properties of Crystals
  • Ferroelectricity and Structural Phase Transitions
  • Magnetic materials
Assignments and Grades: Course requirements will include 2 homework assignments (each of them contributes 15% of the grade); midterm exam (30%), final paper (40% of the grade) . Assignments and their deadlines will be posted on the web site (see menu on the left).

Syllabus in pdf format is posted here.