Frank Marsiglio
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
PHYS 415 - Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
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.
LECTURE A01 (51423)
2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
TR 09:30 - 10:50
Winter Term 2026 (1940)
PHYS 541 - Condensed Matter Physics I
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Crystal structure and symmetries; electrons and band structure; semiconductors and heterostructures; lattice vibrations and thermal properties.
LECTURE B01 (81133)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 11:00 - 12:20