The course covers a wide area of description of physical properties of solids using classical and quantum physics. Emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamental principles of mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties of solids and their application in materials engineering.
Literature
P. Hofmann, Solid State Physics: An Introduction, 2nd ed., Wiley-VCH, 2015
Ch. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 8th ed.,
2018
M. A. Wahab, Solid state physics: Structure and properties of materials, Narosa, 3rd ed., 2015.
S. H. Simon, The Oxford Solid State Basics, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2013
Advised literature
S. H. Simon, The Oxford Solid State Basics, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2013.
H. Ibach and H. Luth, Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Priciples and
Material Sciences, Springer, 4th ed., 2009.
C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, F. Laloe, Quantum Mechanics, Wiley, 1991.
H. Ibach and H. Luth, Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Priciples and
Material Sciences, Springer, 4th ed., 2009.
N. W. Ashroft and N. David Mermin, Solid State Physis, Harout: Orlando,1976.
J. F. Nee, Physical properties of crystals, Oxford Clarendon Press 1992.