PHYS 7324 — Condensed Matter Physics
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: TBostonTraditional
Explores condensed matter physics. Topics include Drude and Sommerfield models of electrons in metals, crystal structure, one-electron states in crystal lattices, Bloch’s theorem, semiclassical theory of conduction, semiconductors and semiconducting devices, effects of electron-electron interactions, lattice vibrations and the classical and quantum theories of specific heat, optical properties of solids, investigation of crystal structure and excited states of crystals by x-ray and neutron scattering, simple transport theory based on the Boltzmann equation, and magnetic properties of solids.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 21% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 46% | 13.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 67% | 10.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Hai-Ping Cheng (56% of students) · reviews
- Gregory Fiete (44% of students) · reviews
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Courses that list PHYS 7324 in their prerequisites.
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