Texts
The textbook for this class is:
Kittel, Charles. Introduction to Solid State Physics. 8th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN: 9780471415268.
A useful reference is:
Ashcroft, Neil W., and N. David Mermin. Solid State Physics. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976. ISBN: 9780030839931.
Readings
The readings in this class are linked to specific problem sets. In the table below, the readings are listed by the problem set with which they are associated.
| ASSIGNMENT # | READINGS |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Kittel, chapter 1 |
| 2 |
Kittel, chapter 2 |
| 3 | Kittel, chapter 3 |
| 4 |
Kittel, chapter 4 Sound waves in square lattice (PDF) |
| 5 |
Kittel, chapters 4 and 5 Sound waves in 1D lattice (PDF) |
| 6 | Kittel chapter 6 |
| 7 |
Kittel, chapters 6 and 7 |
| 8 | Kittel, chapters 7 and 8 |
| 9 | Kittel, chapter 8 |
| 10 | Kittel, chapters 9 and 11 |
