6.730 Course Description (Revised Units)

6.730 Physics for Solid-State Applications
Prereq.:6.013 or 6.014, 6.017
G(2)
5-0-7 H-LEVEL Grad Credit

Fundamental physics for solid-state applications, including a review of quantum mechanics and statistical physics: classical and quantum models of electrons in solids; crystal lattices; energy band structures in the nearly free electron and tight binding approximations; effective masses and semiclassical equations of motion; lattice vibrations and phonons; band structures and properties of selected semiconductors. Recommended for first-year graduate students interested in solid-state physics and devices.