Phys 155, Winter 2010, UCSC

Mar 11

Photoelectric Effect, Electrons in a Magnetic Field, Semi-Conductors

 Mar 10

8.1b: An important modification/addition (k is set free, not zero!).

Mar 2

Everything

Feb 25

Band Theory

 Feb 18

7.4: “per” and “as” added (in red).

Codes

Feb 27

Python source and Mathematica source (rough guide)

Feb 18

Degenerate Fermion Gas

 Feb 12

6.1f: missing epsilon put back into the definition of E (thanks, M).

Feb 12

DOS, Debye model, Anharmonicity, Electron Gas

 Feb 8

New due date: Feb 12, instead of Feb 11.

 Feb 23

Solutions: 5.2, near the end: C2 → C1. (Thanks, M and I!)

Feb 23

Homework 5 and related materials

Feb 4

Phonons -- modes and branches

 Jan 31

Correction in 4.1(c): 1.54 → 1.42.

Feb 16

Homework 4 and related materials

Jan 29

Structure factor, Atomic form factor, Phonon

 Jan 26

Change for 3.1: “vector algebra” to “vector cross product algebra” (thanks, K).

 Feb 8

Solution for 3.3(b): one “+” → “-” (thanks, M).

Feb 9

Homework 3 and related materials

Jan 21

Lattice planes, Reciprocal BL, Bragg Diffraction

 Jan 24

Solution for 2.4(b): two factors of 1/2 and one factor of 2π added.

Feb 2

Homework 2 and related materials

Jan 14

BL, basis, Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization

Jan 26

Homework 1 and related materials

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