Prerequisites: PHYS 221C; graduate standing or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include classical and quantum theories of the electron gas, crystal and reciprocal lattices, X-ray dif- fraction, crystal symmetries, electrons in a periodic potential, nearly free electrons, tight binding, semi- classical dynamics, and semiclassical transport. Students whose research is related to condensed mat- ter physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.