Unit name | Core Physics 303 |
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Unit code | PHYS30030 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Furqaan Yusaf |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
120 credit points of physics units at level I in Physics, Physics with Astrophysics, joint honours Mathematics and Physics or Physics and Philosophy, or Chemical Physics programmes. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit comprises the balance of material essential mainly for a Masters degree in a Physics or Physics-related programme consisting of matter in the condensed date including crystalline structures and free-electron theory, materials, semiconductors and magnets, the operator formalism of Quantum Mechanics, Dirac notation, perturbation theory. Comprises PHYS32011 Quantum Physics 301 and PHYS30021 Solid State Physics 302.
Aims:
Students should be able to:
metals.
Lectures and Problems classes
Written examinations comprising 1 3-hour paper in Solid State Physics and 1 2-hour paper in Quantum Mechanics. Attendance at problems classes may contribute to the award of credit points.
Kittel Introduction to Solid State Physics Ibach and Luth Solid State Physics
There are many text books on Quantum Mechanics. For more detail and further recommendations see PHYS32011 Quantum Mechanics unit information.
- “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, by D.J. Griffiths.
- “Modern Quantum Mechanics”, by J.J. Sakurai.
- “The principles of Quantum Mechanics”, by P.A.M. Dirac.
- “Quantum Mechanics”, by A. Messiah (2 volumes) as a reference book. This is very thorough and detailed discussion of all of quantum mechanics. It is not so useful as a text book to learn from, but a very good source of information if you want to look up more details on any of the subjects we will cover.