Ph 495 Materials Physics: Structure and Physical Properties of Ordered and Disordered Condensed Matter
Introduction to materials physics. Generalized geometric-structural crystallography is at the core of this field because it allows for the derivation of the physical properties of condensed matter. Crystallographic symmetries are treated as continuous features. Quantitative X-ray diffraction, crystal defects, textures, modulated structures, and quasicrystals are also discussed.
Prerequisite
Ph 211,
Ph 212,
Ph 213,
Ph 221,
Ph 222,
Ph 223,
Ph 311,
Ph 312,
Ph 314,
Ph 315,
Ph 316,
Ph 322,
Ph 431,
Ph 432,
Ph 434, and their prerequisites;
Mth 251,
Mth 252,
Mth 253: Calculus I-III,
Mth 256: Differential equations and multivariate calculus,
Mth 261: Linear Algebra and their prerequisites.