PHYS 8762 Solid State Physics II
Advanced studies of the physics of solids. Elementary excitations, symmetry and symmetry-breaking, electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, Hartree-Fock and random phase approximations, scattering theory, dielectric functions, screening, sum rules, optical properties, Landau Fermi liquid theory, disorder and localization, quantum Hall effect, quantum magnetism, superconductivity, and superfluidity.
Course overview
- Department
- Physics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.33 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Ziqiang Wang | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Spring 2025 | Ying Ran | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Ying Ran | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Spring 2023 | Fazel Tafti | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | — | 6 of 9 |
| Spring 2022 | Xiao Chen | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | — | 2 of 5 |