Instructor:                     Hui Deng
                                        Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
                                        University of Michigan
                                        Office: 4416 Randall (734-763-7835)
                                        Lab: SB189 Randall (734-764-1975)
                                        Email: dengh@umich.edu

Class Schedule:             Tu Th 8:30 – 10:00am, 335 West Hall
Course Website:           http://ctools.umich.edu

Required Text:             Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics , 8th ed.
Recommended Text:    Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics, 2nd ed.

Outline:

The crystal lattice
Lattice vibrations and thermal properties
Free electron theory of metals
Electrons in periodic potentials
Semiconductors
Special topics by project presentations
Final Exam

Grade Weighting:

Homework:       20%
Project:              15%
Midterm1:         20%
Midterm2:         20%
Final Exam:       40%

Overall Grading Scale:

100+:         A+
85 – 100:   A-/A
65 – 85:     B-/B/B+
50 – 65:     C-/C/C+
0 – 50:       D/E (case-by-case determination)

Note:

• Exams:   All exams are closed-book. One, double-sided letter-size note-sheet is allowed. Calculators are allowed but will not be necessary.
  

• Projects: You are to choose a topic illustrating an application of solid state physics, give a 15 minute presentation on the subject to the class, and write a term paper on this topic. You can form a team of up to 3 members for the project, and give the presentation together. But each of you will have to write your own term paper.