Academic Catalog

PHYS531 SOLID STATE THEORY I

Course Code:	2300531
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Physics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. MEHMET TOMAK
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Lattice vibrations (phonons), lattice Green s functions, local modes, electron energy bands, density of states calculations, optical properties of solids, transport properties.