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MAT 204 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials	3 Credits
Beginning with Newtonian mechanics and Maxwellian electromagnetics, we examine material properties, by considering electrons as particles and light as waves. In order to understand phenomena that cannot be explained by classical physics, we first develop the tools for understanding the wave-like behavior of electrons and particle- like behavior of light--i.e., quantum mechanics, built around Schrödinger's equation. A quantum chemical approach is applied to understand molecular bond formation and the electrical and optical properties of conductive polymers. To examine electrical and optical properties of metals and insulators, solid state models are developed for bulk solids and interfaces, leading to the fundamentals of semiconductor materials and the p-n junction.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit Spring 2023-2024 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2022-2023 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2021-2022 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2020-2021 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2019-2020 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2018-2019 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2017-2018 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2016-2017 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2015-2016 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2014-2015 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2013-2014 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2012-2013 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2011-2012 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2010-2011 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2009-2010 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2008-2009 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2007-2008 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2006-2007 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2005-2006 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3 Spring 2004-2005 Materials Science II 3 Spring 2003-2004 Materials Science II 3 Spring 2002-2003 Materials Science II 3 Spring 2001-2002 Materials Science II 3
Prerequisite: NS 101 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D
and MATH 101 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D
Corequisite: MAT 204R
ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements: