580: Solid State Materialshttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/atom.aspxCommunity Server2006-09-25T19:06:00ZDetails on One Page Projecthttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/12/14/Details-on-One-Page-Project.aspx2006-12-15T03:18:00Z2006-12-15T03:18:00Z<p>The project should be one ppt slide. Thats all. </p><p>Dear Dr. Barsoum,<br />I have two questions about the summary of a paper:<br />1. what is the due date for it?</p><p>Dec. 31, 2006</p><p><br />2. can I do it by using my own experiment results in stead of a paper?</p><p><br />Sure.... Why not. </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=945" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxfinal Exam http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/12/14/final-Exam-.aspx2006-12-14T23:00:00Z2006-12-14T23:00:00Z<p>Dear All,</p><p> After todays meeting here is what was decided. For those of you who did not take the final last night, the final will happen on Monday. Like last exam we will start at 2 pm and please come over as soon as you can. IF you have a good excuse as to why you cannot MAKE the final Monday, please send me an e-mail. I need to know why you cannot do it. (Sebastian and Alex - I know) Others let me know. </p><p><br /><br />Coverage will include: Chs. 2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 16 and a sliver of Ch. 7 + all handouts and problems and power point presentations. (Electrical props. pdf is attached). </p><p>IMPORTANT: </p><p> I would like a one slide summary of a paper in the literature with a graph or table of results, an equation that apeared in the course and the link between the two.... </p><p>Lastly, everybody is getting an incomplete... It will take me days to dig from under the rubble... I apologise again for the way this course ended and thank you for your understanding. Cheers. Michel </p><p> </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=944" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxCh. 7 ppthttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/12/12/Ch.-7-ppt.aspx2006-12-12T14:19:00Z2006-12-12T14:19:00ZAttached is the Electrical Cond. ppt. At the end of which you will find 2 problems.. Cheers. Michel<img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=739" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxClasshttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/11/25/Class.aspx2006-11-25T19:32:00Z2006-11-25T19:32:00Z<p>Dear All,</p><p> This coming week I will not be in. I have a press conference in Paris on Nov. 30 to announce the pyramid work; before that I will be in Cairo to take more pictures of the pyramids.</p><p> Prof. Jon Spanier will be teaching the class.I will ask Prof. Spanier for questions in the final, so dont blow the class off. Please make sure you resubmit the exam if you want credit for it. </p><p> I will upload a problem set for Ch. 7 later. Cheers. Michel</p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=663" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxMagnetic and Nonlinear dielectric props lecturehttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/11/08/Magnetic-and-Nonlinear-dielectric-props-lecture.aspx2006-11-09T04:06:00Z2006-11-09T04:06:00Z<p>Attached is the ppt presentation. For next week please attempt the following:</p><p>Ch. 15: 15.4, 15.6, 15.7, 15.10, 15.11, 15.13, 15.15+ ALL the worked example in the chapter. </p><p> </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=609" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxCh. 14 lecture http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/27/Ch.-14-lecture-.aspx2006-10-27T17:35:00Z2006-10-27T17:35:00ZAttached is ppt presentation of Ch. 14.. Have fun. MB<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=565" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxProblem set for Ch. 14http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/26/Problem-set-for-Ch.-14.aspx2006-10-26T16:49:00Z2006-10-26T16:49:00Z<p>Please solve the following:</p><p>Ch. 14: 14.2, 14.4, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10,14.11, 14.15</p><p> The static and high frequency dielectric constant of Si are identical and = 11.7. Explain:</p><p>i) what conculsion can be reached from knowing that, static and high frequency dielectric constant are identical/</p><p>ii) Typically electronic polarization yields ke of the order of 2-4.. What is it about Si that renders the dielectric constant so high? <br /> </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=561" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxnew improved errata sheethttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/25/new-improved-errata-sheet.aspx2006-10-26T04:46:00Z2006-10-26T04:46:00Znew improved errata sheet<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=553" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxProblem Set 3http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/19/Problem-Set-3.aspx2006-10-20T03:05:00Z2006-10-20T03:05:00Z<p>Here is problem set:</p><p>Ch. 4: 4.1, 4.2 (to be handed in), 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9.</p><p>Extra Problems:</p><p> When Cu is heated its density will decrease for two reasons: thermal expansion and the fomation of vacancies. Calculate the drop in density when a piece of Cu is heated from 20 C to 1000 C assuming, a) no vacancies form. b) vacancies form. Assume energy of vacancy formation is 0.9 eV/atom. You can also assume that the volume coefficient of thermal expansion is equal to 3 x linear thermal expansion coefficient (see problem 4.9). Comment on the relative values of each of the terms. </p><p>In class I said that thermal expansion is inversely proportional to the melting point or bond energy. Look up the thermal expansions of NaCl and MgO. Do they support this conjecture? If not, what possible explanation can you give? PS. I do not know the answer ;-) </p><p> Have fun y'all, <br /><br /> </p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=453" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxHere is problem set # 2http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/06/Here-is-problem-set-_2300_-2.aspx2006-10-06T17:40:00Z2006-10-06T17:40:00ZPS # 2<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=365" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxCorrected lecture 2http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/06/Corrected-lecture-2.aspx2006-10-06T17:32:00Z2006-10-06T17:32:00ZCorrected lecture <img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=364" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxPresentation 3http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/05/Presentation-3.aspx2006-10-06T05:20:00Z2006-10-06T05:20:00ZPresentation 3<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=360" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxCopies of ppt presentations and HW set # 3http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/10/05/Copies-of-ppt-presentations-and-HW-set-_2300_-3.aspx2006-10-06T05:06:00Z2006-10-06T05:06:00ZPlease see attached. Cheers. MB<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=358" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxHomework problem Set 1http://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/09/29/Homework-problem-Set-1.aspx2006-09-29T17:30:00Z2006-09-29T17:30:00Z<p>Assigned reading: Ch. 1 in Rohrer and Chs. 2 and 3 in Barsoum</p><p>The assigned problems are: </p><p> Ch. 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 2.16</p><p>and Problems 8 and 11 in Ch. 1 of Rohrer's book. <br /></p><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=208" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspxRohrer Handouthttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/blogs/580_solid_state_materials/archive/2006/09/25/Rohrer-Handout.aspx2006-09-26T04:06:00Z2006-09-26T04:06:00ZAttached you will find a handout I will be discussing in class.<br /><img src="http://in.materials.drexel.edu/aggbug.aspx?PostID=108" width="1" height="1">Michel Barsoumhttp://in.materials.drexel.edu/members/Michel+Barsoum.aspx