Because the meeting rooms on the 5th floor in Institute of Physics are going to be re-conditioned for one month, the classrooms for some courses will be changed to the temporary places during this period. Link to:
<br>http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/Information/Classroom_Changing_Announcement_20080829.pdf
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<br>*Instructors:
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<br>Dr. Yen-Long Chen 陳彥龍, yenglong@phys.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 02-27896747
<br>Dr. Kuo-Kan Liang 梁國淦, kkliang@gate.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 27823212#887 (office in Institute of History and Philology) 
<br>Dr. Chao-Cheng Kaun 關肇正, kauncc@gate.sinica.edu.tw, tel: 26525180
<br>Dr. Yia-Chung Chang 張亞中, yiachang15@sinica.edu.tw, tel: 27838240 
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<br>*Class hours: 09:10 - 12:00 
<br>From Sep 15 to Oct 20: on Monday
<br>From Oct 24 to Jan 16: on Friday
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<br>*Outline:
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<br>Dates Topics (Key Contents) Reading: Kittel, 7th ed. 
<br>9/15 (Mon)  Crystal structure Ch. 1 
<br>9/22 (Mon)  Reciprocal lattice, X-ray diffraction Ch. 2 
<br>9/29 (Mon) Crystal binding, elastic properties Ch. 3 
<br>10/6 (Mon)  (National Holiday)  
<br>10/13 (Mon)  Phonons: lattice vibrations  Ch. 4 
<br>10/20 (Mon) 1st Hour Exam (Sec. 1 ends)  10-11:30am 
<br>10/24 Lattice thermal properties Ch. 5 
<br>10/31 Free electron gas Ch. 6 
<br>11/7 Energy bands Ch. 7 
<br>11/14 Semiconductors  Ch. 8 
<br>11/21 2nd Hour Exam (Sec. 2 ends)  10-11:30am 
<br>11/28 Metals Ch. 9 
<br>12/5 Plasmons, polaritons, and polarons Ch. 10 
<br>12/12 Optical processes and excitons  Ch. 11 
<br>12/19 Dielectric properties (Sec. 3 ends) Ch. 13 
<br>12/26 Diamagnetism & paramagnetism  Ch. 14 
<br>1/2 Ferromagnetism & antiferromagnetism Ch. 15 
<br>1/9 Nanostructures   
<br>1/16  FINAL EXAM  9am-12:00 
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<br>Grading: 
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<br>Homeworks: 20%, 1st Hour Exam: 20%, 2nd Hour Exam: 20%, Final exam : 40%
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