PHYS731

Solid State Physics: Survey

A variety of topics such as crystal structure, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties of solids, band structure, the Fermi surface, and superconductivity will be treated. Although the emphasis will be on the phenomena, the methods of quantum mechanics are freely employed in this description.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.70 between 125 students*

PHYS731 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.8%
A: 51.2%
A+: 16%
B-: 0.8%
B: 3.2%
B+: 4.8%
W: 4%
other: 3.2%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.