Physics 231
Condensed Matter Physics.
Fall 2009
Mon Wed 12:15PM-2:00 PM
ISB 235
Instructor: Josh Deutsch 219 ISB
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Office Hours: Monday 2:00-4:00PM
Textbook: Ashcroft and Mermin
- ``Solid State Physics'' Used copies available
at the Baytree bookstore (the price is not bad).
Density Matrix Theory:
Evaluations
Student evaluations will be based on their performance on a weekly quiz,
and a final exam. The weekly quizzes will be be closely related to the
assigned homework. Solutions to the homework problems will be given
after the relevant quiz has been taken.
The weights for the exams are as follows:
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- 8 Quizzes: In class closed book quizzes every week
- Weight: 9% per quiz.
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- In class open book final exam on Thursday, December 10 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
- In the final exam students will be allowed to bring two 8.5 by 11 inch
sheets of paper containing any information they please and the textbook.
Homework 3 for quiz on 10/21/09:
solutions
5.1, 5.2 , 5.3 , 5.4, 6.2 , 6.3 , 6.4, 6.5, 8.1
Bold are assigned, the rest are optional.
Homework 4 for quiz on 10/28/09:
Finish 8.1 from last week, then do 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3
solutions
Updated version of Homework 6 for quiz on 11/18/09
Homework 8: 29.1 for quiz on 12/2/09 covering homeworks 7 and 8.