EE145:
Properties of Materials (Fall 2010)
Last
updated: 12/3/2010
News
· Dec. 2, 2010: Here
is the review for the final. Good luck, folks!
· Nov. 28, 2010: Here
is the review for Quiz 3.
· Nov. 16, 2010: Here
is the statistics so far. See you good (or bad) you have been doing. Come to
see me if you think you are qualified for various rescue plans. Note: the plots
are based on the assumption that we have a normal distribution.
· Nov. 3, 2010: Here
is the review for Quiz 2.
· Oct. 22, 2010: Quiz #1 statistics, Average
2.44, STD 1.06, the highest score 3.9 out of 4.0. Here is why I am a nice guy.
If you are one of those who received a score more than one sigma below the
average (i.e., < 1.38), I have a rescue plan, so contact me if you are
interested in.
· Oct. 20, 2010: You may use a 8.5x11 piece of paper (front and back) for the midterm.
Write down whatever you think is useful for the midterm. Bring a calculator if
you want to.
· Oct. 16, 2010: The midterm review slides are
posted. We will review the slides on 10/19.
· Oct. 15, 2010: I reduced the number of HWs.
Check them out.
· Oct. 11, 2010: Quiz #1 will be on Oct. 14.
It will be a closed book quiz for 15 minutes.
General Information
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Instructor |
Nobuhiko "Nobby" P. Kobayashi |
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Office |
247 Baskin Engineering Building |
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Phone |
(831) 459-3571 |
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Email |
nobby at soe.ucsc.edu |
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Lecture |
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 7:45 pm, Engineering II 194 |
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Office Hours |
From 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or by an appointment |
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Text |
S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, McGraw Hill, 2005, 3rd Edition Too expensive? Check this out http://ee-ucsc.bookrenter.com/ |
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Grading Policy |
Quizzes 20%, Homework 10%, Midterm 30%, Final 40% |
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Teaching Assistant |
Jason McDowell |
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Office |
BE 162 |
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Phone |
none |
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Email |
mcdowell at soe.ucsc.edu |
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Discussion Sessions |
Mondays and Friday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm in BE 162 |
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Lab Sessions |
Tuesday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Wednesday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thursday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm in BE 162 |
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Office Hours: |
Mondays and Friday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm in BE 162 |
Lecture Schedule
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Topic |
Reading Assignment |
Homework due |
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Sep. 23, 2010 |
Introduction/ Overview, Atomic structure |
1.1, 1.2 |
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Sep. 28, 2010 |
Atomic Structure, Bonds, |
1.3, 1.8 |
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Sep. 30, 2010 |
Kinetic gas theory, Bravais lattices |
1.4, 1.13 |
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Oct. 05 2010 |
Drude model, electrical and thermal conduction in solids |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6 |
HW1: ch.1 (2, 4, 7, 24) |
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Oct. 07, 2010 |
Hall effect, quantum physics, Schrodinger equation |
2.5, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.3 |
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Oct. 12, 2010 |
Infinite well, Heisenberg uncertainty, tunneling, hydrogen atom |
3.4, 3.5, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.8 |
HW2: ch.1 (26, 28), ch.2 (2, 12) |
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Oct. 14, 2010 |
Hydrogen atom and molecule |
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
Quiz 1 |
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Oct. 19, 2010 |
Effective mass |
4.4, 4.5 |
HW3: ch.2 (19), ch.3 (2) |
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Oct. 21, 2010 |
Midterm |
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Oct. 26, 2010 |
Electron statistics, quantum theory of metals |
4.6, 4.7 |
HW4: ch.3 (12, 27) |
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Oct. 28, 2010 |
Intrinsic Semiconductors |
5.1 |
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Nov. 02, 2010 |
Extrinsic Semiconductors |
5.2, 5.3 |
HW5: ch.4 (2, 10) |
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Nov. 04, 2010 |
Recombination, Drift, Diffusion |
5.4, 5.5 |
Quiz 2 |
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Nov. 9, 2010 |
Continuity Equation, optical absorption, photoconductors |
5.6, 5.7 |
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Nov. 16, 2010 |
Dielectric Materials, Permittivity, Polarization |
7.1, 7.2 |
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Nov. 18, 2010 |
Polarization, Capacitor, Piezoelectricity |
7.3, 7.4.1, 7.7,7.8 |
HW7: ch.5 (12, 17) |
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Nov. 23, 2010 |
Magnetic Properties and Materials |
8.1, 8.2,8.3, 8.4 |
HW8: ch.5 (20), ch.7(4) |
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Nov. 30, 2010 |
Ferromagnetism, Saturation, Domains, Hysteresis, Soft and
Hard Magnetic Materials, |
8.5, 8.6 |
Quiz 3 |
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Dec. 02, 2010 |
Review for the final |
9.1, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 |
HW9: ch.7 (24), ch.8 (2) |
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Final |
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Important Information
Discussion sessions
The goal for the discussion sessions is to allow you to review lecture topics in more detail and discuss strategies to solve homework problems, both under the guidance of the TA.
Laboratory sessions
Remember: You need to take the applet quiz by the time the report for the accompanying experiment is due.
The applets count 50% towards the grade for that laboratory session.
The following is a tentative laboratory schedule. The schedule below will be
updated when the quarter begins.
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Week starting on
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Start Lab Number |
Due Lab Number |
Assignment |
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Sep. 27, 2010 |
1 |
n/a |
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Oct. 4, 2010 |
2 |
1 |
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Oct. 11, 2010 |
3 |
2 |
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Oct. 18, 2010 |
n/a |
n/a |
No laboratory sessions |
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Oct. 25, 2010 |
4 |
3 |
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Nov. 1, 2010 |
5 |
4 |
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Nov. 15, 2010 |
6 |
5 |
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Nov. 29, 2010 |
7 |
6 |
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Dec. 2, 2010 |
n/a |
7 |
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Course Objectives
The fundamental electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials, with
emphasis on semiconductors: chemical bonds, crystal structures, energy bands. Electrical and thermal conduction. Optical
and magnetic properties. Students must concurrently enroll in
course145L.
Course Prerequisites
EE145/L is a required course for EE undergraduates. Other Engineering or
Science majors with proper prerequisites are welcome to enroll. Prerequisites
(or equivalent at community college) are: Physics/5abc or 6abc,
Math/differential equations.
Course Expectations
Learning occurs by the active involvement of the
student. Consequently there will be many different opportunities for active
learning, such as cooperative problem-solving in lab. The student is expected
to come to class prepared to think and learn. The lecture period will be used
to establish fundamental concepts. The lab periods will be used to practice the
engineering skills of problem-solving and data acquisition and analysis.
During both lab and lecture time, you will be asked to participate in solving problems. Always bring your calculator to both lab and lecture. It also is helpful to bring your textbook along.
To get the most out of this class, you need to read the assigned sections in the textbook before coming to class, and most importantly to read the assigned Lab Notes before coming to lab sections. There will be quizzes in the lab sessions. It is advisable to review the Learning Objectives frequently to keep track of your own progress. Don't feel that you have to be failing the course to come see your instructor or TA; come to ask questions.
Working Together
You are encouraged to work in groups and discuss
the homework assignments. However, each has to write his/her own solution and
fully understand them.
Homework Assignments
Homework will be assigned and collected during class sessions, and will
generally follow a weekly sequence. Solutions will be handed out (or posted at
our web site) on the date of collection. Thus, late homework will not be
accepted or graded. Homework is graded in terms of it being complete, well
organized, readable and showing evidence of thoughtful
attention to the problem itself. Sloppy submissions will not be considered for
grading.
Grading Method
The course will not be graded on a curve. It is possible for everyone to
earn an "A" or for everyone to earn an "F". Your final
course grade does not depend in any way upon anyone else's performance. Thus it
is to your benefit to find a group of people you can study with and to help
each other learn. Passing the final is mandatory in order to pass the class.
You should be aware of academic Integrity and plagiarism.
