COURSE TIME: TuTh 10:30 am -11:50 pm.
COURSE LOCATION: Physics 148.

INSTRUCTOR: Richard Scalettar
OFFICE: Physics-Geology 409.
OFFICE HOURS: We 10:00 am - noon; Room 106.

TEACHING ASSISTANT/GRADER: Matthew Lawson
OFFICE: Physics 112
OFFICE HOURS: Tu 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

PROGRAMMING PROBLEM SESSIONS: We 10:00 am -noon, Physics 106 (Computer Lab)
Review/Examples of Programming in C. Attendence is optional!!!

GRADING:
(Weekly) Homework 50%:
Some numerical work will be assigned. To be done with C programs. (See problem sessions above.)
Midterm Exam 20%: Thursday Feb. 14, 10:30 am -11:50 pm, room 148
Final Exam 30%: Tuesday March 19, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, room 148

MORE GRADING DETAILS:
* All exams are closed book. Calculators are allowed.
* Make-up exams will be given only in the case of emergencies. Please obtain written documentation for any absence.
* No credit will be given on homework and exams without all work being shown. If you believe there has been an error in the grading of a homework problem or exam, please write a clear note and resubmit to me. This must be done within one week of the return of the graded material.
* A significant fraction of exam problems will be chosen from homework, and lecture material. Regular review of these parts of the course throughout the quarter will prepare you well for the midterm and final.

TEXT: "Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics"
David L. Sidebottom, Cambridge University Press 2012, ISBN 978-1-107-01710-8

SYLLABUS:
Chapters 1-2: Crystal and Amorphous Structure
Chapter 3: Bonds and Cohesion
Chapter 4: Magnetic Structure
Chapters 5-7: Scattering Theory, Scattering by Crystals and Amorphous Matter
Chapter 8: Self-similar structure and liquid crystals
Chapters 9-10: Liquid dynamics and crystal vibrations
Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Solids
Chapter 12: The Free Electron Model
Chapter 13: Band Theory