2007-03-16, Friday, 16:00 Lecture 12 updated (source credit for the movie) 2007-03-15, Thursday, 21:42 Lecture 12 updated (cover page and the last page) 2007-03-15, Thursday, 17:23 Lectures 10,11,12 uploaded (10 is an update of the last three pages) 2007-03-12, Monday, 16:31 Lecture 10 00 - Bare Bone ... uploaded 2007-03-07, Wednesday, 16:49 Lectures 08, 09 uploaded 2007-03-06, Tuesday, 10:25 Lecture 07 updated (pages 10 and after) 2007-02-28, Wednesday, 13:11 Lecture 07 updated Homework 05 uploaded 2007-02-26, Monday, 11:17 Lecture 06 Added 6 more pages - tight binding band Lecture 07 uploaded 2007-02-22, Thursday, 17:08 Homework 03 updated 2007-02-12, Monday, 22:34 Homework 01 - Solutions 00 - Fun with Electron Gas uploaded 2007-02-09, Friday, 11:22 Homework 03 2b: clarification on the notation of beta 2c: added a note (It is ok just to show the T2 behavior) 2d: simplified 2: some more tips added at the end 3: some typos corrected 3b: problem changed a bit (include reflectivity, but throw away the last part) 4: u_nk(x) -- dropped subscript n (implicit), since it is confusing with u_n for phonon 5c: added "In the plot, show where is the Fermi energy" 5d: added ("circle" may be more appropriately called "diamond" or "star") 2007-02-08, Thursday, 18:32 Homework 03 typo corrected for 4, (2.7) -> (2.8) (thanks Steve) note added to 4 2007-02-08, Thursday, 09:57 Homework 04 wordings in 1,2 polished Quiz 01 - w Solutions uploaded 2007-02-07, Wednesday, 21:27 Homework 04 uploaded 2007-02-07, Wednesday, 11:24 Homework 03 the last problem added 2007-02-05, Monday, 17:15 Lecture 06 uploaded 2007-02-05, Monday, 10:48 Lecture 06 - Bloch Theorem Step 2 revised, notations improved 2007-02-04, Sunday, 13:57 Lecture 04 slide 16: first part simplified (relation between beta and B; use Euler's chain rule) 00 - Cp and Cv Homework 03 uploaded 2007-02-01, Thursday, 09:29 00 - Course Schedule uploaded 2007-01-31, Wednesday, 19:50 Lecture 05 slide 11: 2nd Fermi sphere is now displaced to the left (thanks Danny) 2007-01-31, Wednesday, 18:04 Lecture 05 uploaded 2007-01-31, Wednesday, 10:47 Lecture 04 slide 6: changed D(w) -> g(w) slide 7: inserted "(V = L^3)" Lecture 06 - Bloch Theorem uploaded