2014–2015

SORAN UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Education– General Science Dept.

Course Title	Solid State Physics / Fourth Stage
Lecturer in charge	Dr. Mazin Sh. Othman
Contact	Email: mazin.otanhm@soran.edu.iq
Time ( in hours) per week	Theory: 2
General coordinator

Learning objectives

Learning objectives are developed to assist students in understanding the main goals of the course. During the semester, teaching and learning activities are designed with these objectives in mind. Assessment activities play the role of measuring to what level students achieved these learning objectives. The particular learning objectives for this course include:

To develop an understanding of the fundamental processes responsible for the structure and evolution of the solid state physics.

To develop the analytical and technical skills necessary to solve a variety of electronic science related problems.

Assessment

Each student will be assessed based on a combination of activities, quizzes, midterms and a comprehensive final exam. Activities will include both in-class and take home components and will require both problem solving and written responses. The quizzes are short (approximately 15 minutes long), focus on current topics, and are designed to keep students up with the material. The midterms will contain material only from their corresponding section, while the final exam will contain material from the entire course.

Activities 5%

Quizzes 15%

Midterms (2) 20%

Final Exam 60%

Total 100

Reading materials and Reference

The course textbooks are: C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 5th Ed., 1976 and Myers H.P., Introductory Solid State Physics, (1997). . It is very important that you do the assigned readings from this book prior to class, as inclass activities, quizzes and discussions will assume the reading has been completed. While I realize that purchasing two books is expensive, and not to mention heavy to carry around, these companion books should serve you well in both this class, and throughout your future studies in solid physics. Additional reading material that may be helpful include:

Title: https://sites.google.com/a/soran.edu.iq/sugs-phys/

URL: http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/Materials/ Structure/crystal_defects.htm http://mhsweb.ci.manchester.ct.us/Library/webquests/ atomicmodels.htm

Solid State Physics
Week No.	Syllabuses
1. Structure of Solids,
W1	1.1 Structure of Solids,
W2	1.2 Lattice, Basis and Unit Cells, Bravais lattices,
W3	1.3 Diffraction and reflection of X-rays
W4	1.4 bonding in Solids
W5	Crystal Defects
W6	Review
Thermal & Phonons (Chapter 2)
W7	2.1 Lattice Vibrations (Phonons),
W8	2.2 Heat capacity: classical model
W9	2.3 Einstein model, and Debye model,
W10	Examination 1
3. Mechanical Properties of solids
W11	3.1 Bulk Elastic properties
W12	3.2 stress/strain, Young's Modulus,, Elasticity
4. Electronic States and the types of solids (Chapter 4)
W13	4.1 Free electron model
W14	4.2 metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators
25/1/2014
Training in Schools (Application) & Newroze vacation
30/3/2014
W15	5.1 Optical properties
W16	5.2 Metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators
W17	5.3 Electrical and Thermal conductions
W18	5.4 Diodes and Transistors
5. Superconductivity
W19	5.1 The Phenomena of Superconductivity and Meissner Effect
W20	5.2 Types of superconductors
W21	5.3 Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) Theory
W22	Examination 3

Questions

Define : Bands, Lattice and Crystal structure

Answer:

Bands: In crystalline solids, atoms interact with their neighbors, and the energy levels of the electrons in isolated atoms turn into bands.

Crystal structure: The specification both of the geometric framework to which the crystal may be referred, and of arrangement of atoms or electron-density distribution relative to that framework.

Lattice: A lattice Is a simplified geometry of a crystal in which the atoms are swept away leaving only a skeleton of mathematical points whereby each point replaces anything from one to several hundred of original atoms. Each group of these atoms is called the basis.