SCI3120 - Solid State Physics
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SCI3120 - Solid State Physics
SCI3120 - Solid State Physics
Credits: 4 SCI
Hours: 4-0-8
Recommended Requisites
SCI2130
For information contact: Christianson, Rebecca
Course Description
Why do metals conduct heat well while insulators do not? Why is silicon a better semiconductor than
diamond, even though they have the same structure? Why is lead a good superconductor at low
temperature, while copper is not? We will explore the current understanding of insulators, metals,
semiconductors and superconductors through some of the basic tools of solid state physics, and will
learn how to apply these tools to the novel materials being developed today.
This course is cross-listed as ENGR 3812.
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