MATRL 162A - The Quantum Description of Electronic Materials

Electrons as particles and waves, Schrodinger's equation and illustrative solutions. Tunneling. Atomic structures, the exclusion principle and the periodic table. Bonds. Free electrons in metals, periodic potentials and energy bands.

Prerequisites: ECE 130A-B and 134 with a minimum grade of C- in all; open to EE, senior students in the BS/MS programs and Materials graduate students only.