(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
Part II. A thorough introductory course in modern solid state physics. Crystal symmetries; classification of solids and their bonding; electromagnetic, elastic, and particle waves in periodic lattices; thermal magnetic and dielectric properties of solids; energy bands of metals and semi-conductors; superconductivity; magnetism; ferroelectricity; magnetic resonances.
PHYS 137A, PHYS 137B and PHYS 141A
Spring only
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.