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PHYS 415 - Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
Crystal structure and binding. Lattice vibrations and phonons. Lattice defects and Drude model of transport. Electrons and band structure; metals, insulators, semiconductors. Introduction to superconductors, paramagnetism, diamagnetism, and magnetic ordering. Prerequisites: PHYS 311 and 372, and MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341 or equivalent.