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PHY 521: Condensed Matter Physics I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ---- Spring 2022

 Thursday, December 15, 2022

Solutions for Problem Set 8 are now posted on the Homework page.

Tomorrow, Friday, December 16, is the last day to fill out the online course evaluation. If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to fill out the evaluation. Your feedback is important to me, and I would appreciate it.

Have a great break!

 Thursday, December 8, 2022

All lecture notes for the course are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

The last Problem Set 8 is due Wednesday, December 14, uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59pm.

 Sunday, December 4, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 7 are now posted on the Homework page.

 Friday, December 2, 2022

Notes through lecture 26 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Thursday, December 1, 2022

Remember, there is a make-up lecture this Friday at 12:30pm in BL 375.

Notes through Lecture 25 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 8, due Wednesday, December 14, is now posted on the Homework page. You have to wait until we finish lecture 27 and much of lecture 28 before you will have seen the material needed to do this problem set.

 Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Notes through lecture 24 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Notes through lecture 23 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Your Problem Set 6 has been graded. You can see your graded work on Blackboard.

Have a nice Thanksgiving break!

 Sunday, November 20, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 6 are now posted on the Homework page.

Problem Set 7, due Thursday, December 1, is now posted on the Homework page.

 Friday, November 18, 2022

Notes through lecture 21 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Notes for lecture 22 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Notes through lecture 20 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Sunday, November 13, 2022

Notes through lectue 19 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Solutions to Problem Set 5 are posted on the Homework page.

Problem Set 6, due Thursday, November 17, is now posted on the Homework page.

 Thursday, November 10, 2022

Notes through lecture 18 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Remember, we will have a make-up lecture tomorrow (Friday) from 12:30-1:45pm in BL 375.

 Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Notes through lecture 17 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 4 has been graded. You may find your graded work on Blackboard.

 Thursday, November 3, 2022

Notes through lecture 16 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 4 are posted on the Homework page.

 Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Notes through lecture 15 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 5, due Thursday, November 10, is now posted on the Homework page.

Make-up lectures on Fridays, Nov 11, 18 and Dec 2, from 12:30 - 1:45pm will take place in BL 375.

 Sunday, October 30, 2022

We will have make-up lectures on Fridays, November 11, 18, and December 2, from 12:30 - 1:45 pm. The room will be announced soon.

 Friday, October 28, 2022

Notes through lecture 14 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Notes through lecture 13 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page. I have also added to the notes for lecture 12 the discussion proving that the Wigner-Seitz cell is a primitive cell of the Bravais Lattice.

 Sunday, October 23, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 3 are now posted on the Homework page.

Problem Set 4, due Tuesday November 1, is now posted on the Homework page.

 Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Notes through lecture 12 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page. I have induced in them some notes on the Bravais lattice with a basis, that I rushed through at the end of today's lecture, but that you will need to know for problem 2 on Problem Set 3 due Thursday.

Note: lecture this Thursday is canceled. We meet next on Tuesday, October 25.

 Friday, October 14, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 2 are now posted on the Homework page.

 Thursday, October 13, 2022

Notes through lecture 11 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 3, due Thursday, October 20, is now posted on the Homework page.

 Thursday, October 6, 2022

Recall, only problems 1 and 2 on Problem Set 2 are due today by 11:59pm. You may have an additional week to turn in problem 3, which will be due Thursday, October 13, by 11:59pm. Use the same upload page on Blackboard for both these parts of Problem Set 2. I have set that upload page to accept 2 submission attempts. So use one tonight, and use the second next week.

Note, next week Monday and Tuesday is Fall Break, so our next lecture will be Thursday, October 13. Also note, I have to cancel the lecture on Thursday, October 20.

 Monday, October 3, 2022

Notes through lecture 9 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 2 is due this Thursday by 11:59 pm. The interesting part of problem 2 is the very last paragraph of the question. See what you can come up with! To do problem 3, you will need the material covered in lecture 9. Hopefully we will get through that in lecture tomorrow. The last part (f) of the problem is the trickiest! You will need to remember your E&M.

Note: I will not be available to respond to email or slack questions from Tuesday late afternoon through late Wednesday night.

 Thursday, September 29, 2022

Notes through lecture 8 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Sunday, September 25, 2022

Solutions to Problem Set 1 are now posted on the Homework page.

 Thursday, September 22, 2022

Notes through lecture 7 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Problem Set 2, due Thursday October 6, is now posted on the Homework page. Warning: start on these early! For the last problem, you will have to wait to see the material covered in lecture 9 on October 4.

 Monday, September 19, 2022

Notes through lecture 5 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

Remember, Problem Set 1 is due this Thursday, uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59 pm.

 Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Notes through lecture 4 are now posted on the Lecture Notes page.

 Sunday, September 11, 2022

Problem Set 1, posted on the Homework page, is due Thursday, September 22, uploaded to Blackboard by 11:59pm

 Thursday, September 1, 2022

Welcome to Physics 521, Condensed Matter Physics I!

Look on this website for all homework, lecture notes, and other information about the class.