Prerequisites: PHYS 240B or consent of instructor
Description: Topics include anharmon- ic phonon effects, phonons in metals, dielectric properties, homogeneous and inhomogeneous semiconductors, defects, diamagnetism, paramag- netism, magnetic interactions, magnetic ordering, and superconductivity. 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.