- Solid State Physics I

General properties of metals. Free Electron Gas Theories. Specific Heat, Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Metals. Wiedemann-Franz law. Hall Effect. Crystal Structure of Solids. X-Ray Diffraction. Lattice Dynamics. Phonons. Optical Properties of Solids.

- Solid State Physics II

 

 Energy Bands. Nearly free electron approximation. Tight –binding approximation. Semiconductors. Crystal structure of semiconductors. Electrical conductivity. Intrinsic semiconductors and semiconductors with impurities. Carrier transport phenomena. Superconductivity. Meissner- Ochsenfeld phenomenon. London equation. BCS theory. Tunneling effect. Applications.

 

- Special topics of Solid State Physics

Phase transitions. Dielectric, and Magnetic Properties of Solids. Magnetic resonance and Meisers.

- Solid State Physics Laboratory

Hall Measurements on Semiconductors in the Temperature Range of 77K – 300Ê. Measurements of Specific Heat of Solids in the Temperature Range of 77K - 300K. Measurements of Electric and Thermal Conductivity as a Function of Temperature. Study of a Monoatomic Lattice (Mechanical Simulation.) X-ray Diffraction (Simple Crystal Structure.)

 

-  Introduction to Polymer Science

 

Description and Classification of Macromolecular Mechanisms of Polymerization. Definition of Molecular Weights and Polydispersion in Polymers. The Statistics of  Flexible Polymer Chains. Scaling Concepts. Flory-Huggins Theory. Polymer Solutions in Good Solvents. Amorphous and Crystalline Polymers. The Glass Transition Temperature. Polymer Rheology. Absorption of Polymers on Surfaces. Colloidal Dispersions. DLVO Theory. Steric Stabilization of Dispersions

 

- Polymer and Composite Materials Laboratory

Introduction to Experimental Techniques for the Synthesis, Characterization and the Measurement of Physical Properties of Polymers and Complex Fluids