Undergraduate Course: Solid State Physics (PHYS10095)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will deepen your understanding of the electronic properties of solids already gained through Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics, and use this understanding to elucidate the electrical, optical and magnetic properties of crystalline solids. It will also give you an introduction to density functional theory. The course will be complemented by the presentation of examples of current solid-state research. |
| Course description |
* Revision and consolidation: crystals;
* Elastic properties of solids and sound waves;
* Fermi surfaces and metals;
* Density functional theory;
* Semiconductor and semiconductor-based devices;
* Optical properties of solids;
* Magnetic properties of matter;
* Introduction to superconductivity.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
25% Coursework
75% Examination |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of several key areas of Solid State Physics as outlined in the Course Description.
- Apply their knowledge to solve problems in solid state physics.
- Interpret experimental and computational results.
- Demonstrate a grasp of the orders of magnitude of the central quantities and develop confidence with "intuitive" estimates.
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Reading List
For most of the course topics, we will follow the material and notation of the text book "Solid State Physics" by Charles Kittel (Wiley).
Some material will be used from two textbooks that are available as ebooks from the UoE library:
* Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, H. Ibach and H. Lüth (Springer)
* Condensed Matter Physics, Michael P. Marder (Wiley)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | SSP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ingo Loa
Tel: (0131 6)51 7212
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Summers
Tel: (0131 6)51 7524
Email: |
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