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May 21, 2025
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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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ESG 281 - Engineering Introduction to the Solid State
A discussion of relativity followed by review of the atom and its constituents. Lectures treat the quantization of light and of atomic energy levels, matter waves, and introduce the Schrodinger equation, first in one dimension, then in three dimensions. Electron spin and magnetic effects are discussed, followed by multielectron atoms and the periodic table. Radiation and lasers, molecules and solids, including conductors, semiconductors, and insulators.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): PHY 132 /PHY 134 or PHY 142 or PHY 126 /PHY 127 /PHY 134
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