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PHYS 503 - Introduction To Solids

Classification of solids; preparation and characterization; binding energies; ionic, covalent and metallic bonds; crystallography; reciprocal lattice; Brillouin zones; vector representation; crystal symmetry and macroscopic properties; tensor formulation; diffraction in crystalline and amorphous solids; crystal imperfections; point-, linear-, and planar type; effects on properties; origin of microstructure in crystalline and amorphous solids.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: PHYS 325 or equivalent.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
(3 cr.)


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