Understanding solid state physics / Sharon Ann Holgate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holgate, Sharon Ann, Dr.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solid state physics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010.

Summary:

Solid State Physics: An Accessible Introduction for Undergraduates presents a straightforward treatment of solid state physics for undergraduate physics students as well as materials science and electrical engineering students. The writing style is akin to a popular science book, but the required rigor is not lost. The author emphasizes both the technological applications of the physics and the multi-disciplinary nature of scientific research. The text includes journalistic-style accounts of recent research and covers topics, such as bonding in solids, amorphous materials, polymers, diffraction, lattice vibrations and phonons, free electron models of electrical conduction, energy band formation, simple band theory, superconductivity, dielectrics, and magnetism.

Notes:

"A Taylor & Francis book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780750309721

0750309725

OCLC:

417443918

Publisher Number:

99937597559