Week of
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Sept. 5
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Introduction/Overview
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Early Solid State Physics: Specific Heat of Solids
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Sept. 12
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Early Solid State Physics: Drude Theory of Metals
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Drude and Sommerfeld Theories of Metals
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Sept. 19
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Free Electron Theory
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Sept. 26
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Geometry of Solids
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Geometry of Solids
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Oct. 3
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Neutron and X-Ray Diffraction
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Neutron and X-Ray Diffraction
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Oct.
10
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Neutrons and X-Ray Diffraction
Make-Up Class M 10/10
4:45 - 6:10
ARC 204
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Neutrons and X-Ray Diffraction
(W 10/12)
(No Class on F 10/14)
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Oct.
17
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Lattice Vibrations and Phonons
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Lattice Vibrations and Phonons
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Oct.
24
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Lattice Vibrations and Phonons
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How
to
Measure
Dispersions
with
Inelastic
Scattering
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Oct. 31`
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Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Correlations
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Midterm
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Nov. 7
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Electronic Structure: Metals and Insulators
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Electronic Structure: Metals and Insulators
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Nov. 14
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Electronic Structure: Metals and Insulators
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Semiconductors
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Nov. 21
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Semiconductors Continued
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PN Junctions
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Nov. 28
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The Transistor and Moore's Law
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Introduction to Superconductivity
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Dec.
5
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No Class Dec. 7th
(Make-Up M 11/21)
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More about Superconductors
Review for the Final
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Dec. 12
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Superconductivity and the Anderson-Higgs Boson
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Dec. 12
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Final
Friday Dec. 16th
ARC 205
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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