Prerequisites: PHYS 240B or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include anhar- monic phonon effects, phonons in metals, dielectric properties, homogeneous and inhomogeneous semi- conductors, defects, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, magnetic interactions, magnetic ordering, and super- conductivity. Students whose research is related to condensed matter physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.