MSE 405 Physics of Solids

By Mark C. Hersam

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

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Lecture Number/Topic	Online Lecture	Video	Lecture Notes	Supplemental Material	Suggested Exercises
MSE 405 Homework Assignments (Fall 2006)
MSE 405 Lecture 1: Introduction		View		Lecture Notes
Schrodinger equation; Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
MSE 405 Lecture 2: Wave Function		View		Lecture Notes
Properties of the wave function; Operators; Expectation value; Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
MSE 405 Lecture 3: Time Independent Schroedinger Equation		View		Lecture Notes
Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions.
MSE 405 Lecture 4: Free Particle		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 5: Bound Particles I		View		Lecture Notes
Square well; Energy levels.
MSE 405 Lecture 6: Bound Particles II		View		Lecture Notes (Part 1) Lecture Notes (Part 2)
MSE 405 Lecture 7: Scattering and Tunneling		View		Lecture Notes (Part 1) Lecture Notes (Part 2)
MSE 405 Lecture 8: Separation of Variables I		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 9: Separation of Variables II		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 10: Hydrogen Atoms I		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 11: Hydrogen Atoms II		View		Lecture Notes (Part 1) Lecture Notes (Part 2)
MSE 405 Lecture 12: Quantum Numbers		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 13: Bosons and Fermions		View		Lecture Notes (Part 1) Lecture Notes (Part 2)
MSE 405 Lecture 14: Variational Principle		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 15: Perturbation Theory		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 16: Midterm Review I		View
MSE 405 Lecture 17: Midterm Review II		View
MSE 405 Lecture 18: Quantum Statistical Physics		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 19: Arbitrary Potential		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 20: Free Electron Theory I		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 21: Free Electron Theory II		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 22: Vibrations I		View		Lecture Notes (Part 1) Lecture Notes (Part 2)
MSE 405 Lecture 23: Vibrations II		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 24: The Harmonic Crystal I		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 25: The Harmonic Crystal II		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 26: Nearly Free Electrons		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 27: Waves in Locally Periodic Media		View		Lecture Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 28: Local Periodic Potentials		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 29: Consequences of the Band Theory		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 30: Intrinsic Semiconductors		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 31: Extrinsic Semiconductors		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 32: Current in Semiconductors I		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 33: Current in Semiconductors II		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 34: Spatially Varying Carrier Concentrations		View		Notes
MSE 405 Lecture 35: Final Review		View