Prerequisites: PHYS 240A or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include measuring the Fermi surface, band structure, electron scattering, electron-electron interactions, surface effects, classifi- cation of solids, cohesive energy, classical and quantum harmonic crystals, and phonon dispersion relations. 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.