tentative content of the 1st semester:

text book: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th ed., C. Kittel

chap. 1 Crystal Structure

chap. 2 Reciprocal Lattice

chap. 3 omitted

chap. 4 Phonons I. Crystal Vibrations

chap. 5 Phonons II. Thermal Properties

chap. 6 Free Electron Fermi Gas

tentative content of the 2nd semester:

chap. 7 Energy Bands

Chap. 8 Semiconductor crystals

Chap. 9 Fermi surfaces and metals

Chap. 10 Plasmons, polaritons and polarons

Chap. 11 Optical processes and excitons

Chap. 17 Surface and interface physics

Chap. 18 Nanostructures

 

Text Book: Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th ed., Charles Kittel