D. M. Wood
Meyer Hall 454
(303) 273-3853
If you forgot to pick up a problem set or handout,
retrieve it from the list below and print it out.
Let me know if you have difficulties with any PDF file.
Syllabus
Homework assignments
Problem Set 1 (Grad problem clarified 8/30)
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 4; Sample
image
Problem Set 5
Problem Set 6;
Hydrogen molecule cohesive energy data [H2Data]
Problem Set 7
Problem Set 8
Problem Set 9
Problem Set 10
Problem Set 11
Problem Set 12
Problem Set 13 (revised slightly); Notebooks:
NFE-HW-Mma5.nb (Mma 5);
NFE-HW-Mma6.nb (Mma 6)
Exams
Sample final from 2006
Handouts
Useful math tricks
Class notes
Kittel Chapters 1-3
Kittel Chapters 4-6
Kittel Chapters 6-7[p. 79 at end]
Kittel Chapters 7-8
Illustrations
XRD figures
Errors in superposition of atoms
Bloch oscillations
Brillouin zones
Si vs. Al
Universal EOS, Al, Si
Misc phonons
Misc neutron scattering
Lorenz numbers, zone folding
Lorenz numbers
Range of resistivities
Free electron chem potential
Al: empty lattice bands
Bloch oscillations experimentally
Useful Mathematica Notebooks
Note: If you choose to use these Mathematica Notebooks as templates
for a solution you turn in, please observe the following rules:
- Remove my comments and section headings (and replace them with your own)
and be sure to put in a written explanation of what you are doing!
- Make sure that your Notebook runs correctly if saved and re-run
from scratch with Mathematica. (I've seen too many Notebooks consisting
of a random sequence of attempts to simplify expressions, with
non-reproducible results because competing variable definitions were
used at different times.)
- If you turn in a printout, make sure it is printed `2up', i.e., with
two logical Notebook pages per physical sheet. This is easy enough to
read without wasting paper.
These Notebooks will display as text files. Save them as .nb files so you can
run them.
Importing image and Fourier analyzing it [ImgFT.nb]
Non-linear fitting, with instructions for Mma 6.x also [SampNLFit-Mma52.nb];
Sample data for non-linear fitting [SampNLdata]
