Prof. Antonio Badolato

B&L 158, (587) 275-4396

Lectures:  Monday and Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., B&L 270.

Office hours with prof. Badolato by appointment.

    Syllabus

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TA:

-  Asaminew Haile Aytenfisu <ahaile@pas.rochester.edu>

TA office hours: Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., office B&L 373.

Course credit:

-  Homework assignments and paper discussions: 50%.

-  Midterm Exam: 15%

-  Final Exam: 35%.

A minimum average of 60% is required for a passing grade of C (likewise for Pass/Fail).

Suggested texts:

-  N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, Brooks Cole (1976).

-  C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley; 8th ed. (2005).

-  G. Grosso and G. Pastori Parravicini, Solid State Physics, Academic Press (2003).

-  H. Ibach and H. Lüth, Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, Springer; 4th ed.(2009).