The Physics of Solids

This book is aimed at first and second year undergraduates taking a course in solid state physics. It is suitable for physics or engineering students. It does not assume any prior knowledge of quantum theory. The book covers all of the standard topics in solid state physics, i.e. crystal structure, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and magnetic properties, metals, semiconductors, dielectrics, superconductors and amorphous solids, and also includes an introductory chapter on chemical bonds and a chapter on polymers. The text is largely non-mathematical, but questions are integrated into the text to encourage readers to tackle the problem-solving aspects of the subject. Worked examples and a complete set of detailed solutions are included. More challenging topics (either mathematically or conceptually more difficult) are treated in optional sections.

ISBN 0198503520   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780198503521 (What's this?)   Pages 430 Publisher Oxford University Press   Volumes 1 Imprint Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 827 Format Paperback   Published in Oxford Publication date 27 Apr 2000   Height (mm) 246 Non-book description xi, 418 p. :   Width (mm) 189 Library of Congress 00026263   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 530.41   Academic level Tertiary education

		Table of physical constants
1		Bonds between atoms		1
2		Crystals and crystalline solids		37
3		Mechanical properties of solids		64
4		Electrical properties of metals		87
5		Semiconductors		117
6		Semiconductor devices		151
7		Thermal properties		183
8		Magnetic properties		211
9		Superconductivity		246
10		Dielectrics		279
11		Crystallization and amorphous solids		305
12		Polymers		322
		Further reading		335
App. A		Introduction to quantum concepts		340
App. B		Relationship between interatomic force and potential energy		342
		Solutions to questions		343
		Illustration acknowledgements		411
		Index		413

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