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<font color=660099>Hello All!  I would like to first say that this page is not official.  I repeat: <font size=5>''' ''THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL!!!!!!'' '''</font>
<font size=5>'''The Final:''' Thursday 4/30/2009, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, HCB 317 </font>


''The Condensed Matter Final Exam will cover the following topics:''


* [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter|Emergence]] 1/9
: [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter#Granularity|Granularity]]
: [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter#Macroscopic Bodies|Center of Mass]]


However, I wanted something that we could all add to and comment on.  Each lecture Dr. Dobrosavljevic writes down a Title which serves as a topic or theme for the day.  I have gone through my notebook and these are the lecture titles I have written down.  If they are incorrect or lacking, please fill in what you have, my notes are not perfect.  My idea is that we can use this page as a spring-board for discussion of the various topics and as a lead in to independent study.  This is '''<font color="red">not</font>''' meant to be as comprehensive as the lecture notes.  This is '''<font color="red">not</font>''' meant to be an exhaustive study guide.  This is <font color="red">absolutely not</font> meant to replace going to office hours if you need to.  It is meant '''<font color="red">only</font>''' to give us a more organized way of asking questions and getting help from each other.
* [[PHZ3400-09 Modern Physics|Modern Physics]] 1/12
: [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter#Importance of Quantum Mechanics|Importance of Quantum Mechanics]]


* [[PHZ3400-09 Modern Physics#Schrödinger Equation|Schrödinger Equation]] 1/14


* [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter|Emergence (Continued)]] 1/16
: [[PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter#Phases of Matter|Phases of Matter & Transitions]]


With that being said, please feel free to add anything you want.  If you have questions about something in the notes, ask.  Someone may understand it better and be able to explain in a way that makes sense.  If you feel that you have a really good understanding of a particular topic, offer us your interpretation.  I would ask that everyone would sign their questions/comments, but other than that, have fun and Good Luck!
* [[PHZ3400 Symmetry Breaking#Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Thermodynamic Limit|Broken Symmetry in Solids]] 1/21
** [[PHZ3400-09 Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]]
:: [[Solution to Set 1#Part a|Planck’s radiation formula]]
:: [[Solution to Set 1#Part b|Wien's Law]]
:: [[Solution to Set 1#Part c|Stefan-Boltzmann law]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_1#Problem_2|de Broglie wavelength]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_1#Problem_3|Interaction energy between atoms]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_1#Problem_3|Hydrogen Atom]]


[[User:HollyBrown|HollyBrown]] 15:10, 24 April 2009 (EDT)</font>
* [[PHZ3400-09 Atoms#Van der Waals Force|Van der Waal's Equation]] 1/23


* Mean Field Theory 1/26


<u>Review of Modern Physics 1/12</u>
* [[PHZ3400 Phase Transition|Simplest Model of Phase Transition]] 1/28
** [[Problem Set 2]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_2#Problem_1|Isothermal compressibility]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_2#Problem_2|Behavior at liquid-gas critical point]]


<u> Modern Physics Continued 1/14</u>
* [[PHZ3400 Phase Transition|Phase Transitions]] 1/30


<u> Emergence 1/16 </u>
* [[PHZ3400 Crystals|Crystals]] 2/2


<u> Broken Symmetry in Solids 1/21 </u>
* Primitive Lattice Vector 2/4


<u> Van der Waal's Equation 1/23 </u>
* Scattering Methods 2/6
** [[Problem Set 3]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_3#Part_1|Weiss mean-field]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_3#Part_2|Néel temperature]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_3#Part_3|Spin Susceptibility]] <math>\chi</math>
:: [[Solution_to_Set_3#Part_4|Staggered susceptibility]] <math>\chi^{\dagger}(h) = \frac{\partial m^{\dagger}}{\partial h^{\dagger}} \;</math>


<u> ?? No Title ?? 1/26</u>
* [[PHZ3400 Crystals|Crystals]] 2/9


<u>Simplest Model of Phase Transition 1/28</u>
* [[PHZ3400 Sound#Harmonic approximation: inter-atomic forces as springs|Harmonic Approximation of 2 Modes]] 2/11


<u> Phase Transitions 1/30</u>
* UNTITLED 2/13
** [[PHZ3400-09 Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]]
:: [[Solution to Set 4#Problem 1|FCC structure]]
:: [[Solution to Set 4#Problem 2|Miller indices]]
:: [[Solution to Set 4#Problem 3|FCC: Cell within a cell ]]


<u>Crystals 2/2</u>
* Linear Differential Equations 2/16


<u> ?? No Title ?? 2/4 </u>
* [[PHZ3400 Sound|Crystal Lattice Vibrations]] 2/18


<u>Scattering Methods 2/6</u>
* Crystal Vibrations, Bose-Einstein Model 2/20


<u> Crystals </u> 2/9
* [[PHZ3400 Phonons|Specific Heat of Phonons]], Wein's Law 2/23


<u> ?? No Title ?? 2/11</u>
* [[Free electron model of metals|Metals]] 2/25


<u>?? No Title ?? 2/13</u>
* [[Free electron model of metals|Electrons in Metals]] 2/27


<u> Linear Differential Equations 2/16</u>
* Quantum Hall Effect 3/2
** [[PHZ3400-09 Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]]
:: [[Solution to Set 5#Problem 1|Diatomic harmonic chain]]
:: [[Solution to Set 5#Problem 2|Speed of sound]]
:: [[Solution to Set 5#Problem 3|Brillouin zone]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_5#Debye_Temperature|Debye temperature]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_5#Specific_Heat|Specific heat in a solid]]
:: [[Solution to Set 5#Problem 5|Maximum phonon wavelength]]


<u> ?? No Title ?? 2/18 </u>
* Electron Degeneracy Pressure 3/4


<u> ? Einstein Model ? 2/20</u>
* Fermi Energy Derivation 3/6


<u>Specific Heat of Phonons 2/23 </u>
* UNTITLED 3/20
** [[PHZ3400-09 Problem Set 6|Problem Set 6]]
:: [[Solution to Set 6#Problem 1|Resistivity and Conductivity]]
:: The Hall effect
:: [[Solution_to_Set_6#Fermi_Energy|Fermi Energy Derivation]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_6#Fermi_Velocity|Fermi Velocity Derivation]]
:: [[Solution_to_Set_6#Electronic Density|Electron Density Derivation]]
:: [[PHZ3400_Midterm_Two_Solution#(D) Fermi Temperature|Fermi Temperature]]


<u> Metals 2/25 </u>
* [[Band theory of solids|Electronic Structure of Solids]] 3/23


<u> Electrons in Metals 2/27 </u>
* [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution|Review of Midterm I]] 3/25
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 1|Spontaneous symmetry breaking]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 2|Phase transition]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 3|Curie temperature]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 4|Pauli exclusion principle]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 5|Fermi Energy and density]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 6|Harmonic frequency]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Solution#Problem 6|Specific Heat]]


<u> ?? No Title ?? 3/2 </u>
* Electronic Structure in a Periodic Potential 3/27


<u>Electron Degeneracy Pressure 3/4 </u>
* [[Band theory of solids|Band Structure]] 3/30


<u> ?? No Title ?? 3/6</u>
* [[Semiconductors, and semiconductor devices|"Doped" Semiconductors]] 4/3


<u> Electronic Structure of Solids 3/23</u>
* [[Semiconductors, and semiconductor devices|Semicondctors Continued]] 4/6


<u> Review of Midterm I 3/25</u>
* [[Mott metal-insulator transition and magnetism|(Animal) Magnetism]] 4/8
** [[PHZ3400-09 Problem Set 7|Problem Set 7]]
:: [[Solution to Set 7#Problem 1|Energy band theory in solids]]
:: [[Solution to Set 7#Problem 2|Tight-binding model]]
:: [[Solution to Set 7#Problem 3|Electronic Density of State]]
:: [[Solution to Set 7#Problem 4|Free electron model]]


<u> Electronic Structure in a Perodic Potential 3/27</u>
* [[Mott metal-insulator transition and magnetism|Mott Insulator]] 4/10


<u> Band Structure 3/30 </u>
* [[Solid State Physics of Neutron Stars|Superfluidity]] 4/13


<u> "Doped" Semiconductors 4/3</u>
* [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution|Review of Midterm II]] 4/15
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Thermodynamic Limit|Thermodynamic Limit]] and [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Domain Wall Argument|Domain Wall]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Problem 2|Magnetization of a ferromagnet]] and [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Behavior around the Curie Temperature|Curie temperature]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Problem 3|Phonon density]]
: [[PHZ3400 Midterm Two Solution#Problem 4|Fermi energy, density, and temperature]]


<u> Semicondctors Continued 4/6 </u>
* [[Superconductivity]] 4/17


<u> (Animal) Magnetism 4/8 </u>
* [[Superconductivity|Superconductivity Continued]] 4/20


<u> ????? 4/10 </u>
* [[PHZ3400 Term Project|Term Project]]
 
:: ''Extra credit will be awarded for answering bonus questions about the term projects''
<u> Superfluidity 4/13 </u>
 
<u> Review of Midterm II 4/15 </u>
 
<u> Superconductivity 4/17 </u>
 
<u> Superconductivity Continued 4/20 </u>
 
 
 
 
<font color=660099> If you have titles I don't please add them! [[User:HollyBrown|HollyBrown]] 15:10, 24 April 2009 (EDT) </font>

Latest revision as of 11:40, 29 April 2009

The Final: Thursday 4/30/2009, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, HCB 317

The Condensed Matter Final Exam will cover the following topics:

Granularity
Center of Mass
Importance of Quantum Mechanics
Phases of Matter & Transitions
Planck’s radiation formula
Wien's Law
Stefan-Boltzmann law
de Broglie wavelength
Interaction energy between atoms
Hydrogen Atom
  • Mean Field Theory 1/26
Isothermal compressibility
Behavior at liquid-gas critical point
  • Primitive Lattice Vector 2/4
Weiss mean-field
Néel temperature
Spin Susceptibility
Staggered susceptibility
FCC structure
Miller indices
FCC: Cell within a cell
  • Linear Differential Equations 2/16
  • Crystal Vibrations, Bose-Einstein Model 2/20
Diatomic harmonic chain
Speed of sound
Brillouin zone
Debye temperature
Specific heat in a solid
Maximum phonon wavelength
  • Electron Degeneracy Pressure 3/4
  • Fermi Energy Derivation 3/6
Resistivity and Conductivity
The Hall effect
Fermi Energy Derivation
Fermi Velocity Derivation
Electron Density Derivation
Fermi Temperature
Spontaneous symmetry breaking
Phase transition
Curie temperature
Pauli exclusion principle
Fermi Energy and density
Harmonic frequency
Specific Heat
  • Electronic Structure in a Periodic Potential 3/27
Energy band theory in solids
Tight-binding model
Electronic Density of State
Free electron model
Thermodynamic Limit and Domain Wall
Magnetization of a ferromagnet and Curie temperature
Phonon density
Fermi energy, density, and temperature
Extra credit will be awarded for answering bonus questions about the term projects
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