This course teaches fundamental knowledge and theory in solid state physics, helping students to understand basic concepts and analyze problems, and providing a solid background in their preparation for research, advanced study, or future career. It covers the following contents: classification of solids, lattice structure, lattice vibration, thermodyamic properties of crystals, defects in solids, phase transitions, free-electron theory, band theory, electron motion under electric and magnetic fields in solids, transport properties of solids. This course also introduces some active and important areas in condensed matter physics, such as semiconductors, surface physics, disordered systems, low-dimensional systems, and mesoscopic physics.
Physics
物理（Physics）是一门自然科学，也是绝大多数科学的基础学科，注重于研究物质、能量、空间、时间，尤其是它们各自的性质与彼此之间的相互关系。从广义来说，物理学探索分析大自然所发生的现象，以了解其规则。物理专业主要分应用物理、生物物理、原子物理、核物理、粒子物理、量子物理、凝聚态物理、等离子物理、高能物理、天体物理与宇宙学等多种专业分支。
