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FINAL EXAM:

• extra discussion session: Fri 5-6pm (Bekah may be a few minutes late)
• extra office hours: Mon 4-5pm
• NO book
• THREE sheets of notes allowed
• bring calculator
• label your diagrams
• don't forget the units
• sheet with constants etc. will be provided as for midterm

NOTE: The report for lab #7 is due on Friday, 12/7 3pm for all groups. Please email the report to Bekah or turn it in during discussion section on Wednesday.

LAB #7: Please use L=1.2mm for as the sample thickness for data analysis!

You can download the data for the last lab (optical absorption) that you need for your analysis here:

data as excel file

data as pdf file

The solutions to quiz 3 are posted in the syllabus section.

The solutions to homework 9 are posted in the syllabus section.

LABS: Please remember to read and work through your lab assignments BEFORE the lab. Answer any prelab questions in the assignment before coming to the section.

Instructor:	Holger Schmidt
Office:	245 Baskin Engineering Building
Phone:	(831) 459-1482
email:	hschmidt@soe.ucsc.edu
TA:	Rebekah Brandt
Discussion Section:	Mon 5-5:45, Wed 6:15-7 pm in BE 162
Lab Sections:	Tue 4-6pm, Wed 4-6pm, Thu 6-8pm in BE 162
Lecture:	TTh 10:00 to 11:45, Engineering II 192
Office Hours:	W 2-3pm, F 2-3pm
Text:	S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, Mc Graw Hill, 2005, 3rd Edition.
Reference Texts:	L. Solymar, D. Walsh, Electrical Properties of Materials, Oxford Unversity Press, 1998, 6th Edition. J. D. Livingston,  Electronic Properties of Engineering Materials, Wiley, 1999 N.W. Ashcroft/ N.D. Mermin: Solid State Physics, Int.Thomson Publishing; 1st ed (1976)
Grading Policy:	Quizzes 20%, homework 10%, midterm 30%, final 40%
Notes:	Learning Objectives

The goal for the discussion section 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.

The discussion sections will take place Mon 5:30-7pm in the lab BE 162.

• General Lab Information
• Lab Report Format
• Lab Groups and times
• Lab Sections: Tue 4-6pm, Wed 4-6pm, Thu 6-8pm in BE 162, attendance mandatory
• Lab reports are due at the beginning of the following lab. For each day a report is late 5% will be subtracted from the grade.
• You have to pass the class in order to pass the lab.
• You will only be able to do the experiments while the TA is present, so showing up for the scheduled lab times is mandatory. BE161 has computers that you can use for writing your reports if you wish.
• Since you don't have 24/7 access to the lab, attendance for your session is mandatory to pass the lab.

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 bequizzes 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.

Learning Objectives
A set of Learning Objectives is attached. These Learning Objectives (LO) are based on a list prepared by Prof. Emily Allen from San Jose StateUniversity. All of the course assignments (which includes lectures, homework assignments, lab assignments, in-class learning exercises,and lab reports) are designed to help you learn the material and complete the learning objectives. We recommend that you review the LOs weekly and highlight the ones you have achieved that week.This will help keep track of your progress in the course. The LOs under each topic may not be addressed all at once or even the same week of class.

Homework Assignments
Homeworks will be assigned and collected during class sessions,and will generally follow a weekly sequence. Solutions will be handedout (or posted at our web site) on the date of collection. Thus, latehomework 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". Yourfinal 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.

There are a number of other interesting Websites available pertaining to Materials Science and Engineering and electronic materials. If you find others, let me know so they can be added to the list for next years' students!

Textbook (Electrical Engineering Materials and Devices) Website

Lots of great information here!

San Jose State Unviersity Materials Engineering Department
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/sgleixner/mate153/
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ProE/Home.html

Semiconductor Materials and Devices (SUNY Buffalo)
http://jas.eng.buffalo.edu/

The MATTER project homepage
http://www.matter.org.uk

Interactive Quantum Mechanics (KSU)
http://www.phys.ksu.edu/perg/vqm/software/

Careers in Materials Science and Engineering
http://www.crc4mse.org/

Unpublished translation of Semiconductor Physics - excellentfigures
http://www2.zemris.fer.hr/~uli/zbirka/vol1.html

A lot on crystal structures with lots of animations:

http://www.kings.edu/~chemlab/animation/

Other applets:

http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~jones/cscie129/applets/optics/java/laser/index.html

http://www.phys.ksu.edu/perg/vqm/laserweb/Ch-3/F3s5p1.htm

Books on Introductory Materials Science:
D. Askeland, The Science and Engineering of Materials,3^rd ed., PWS. TA403 .A74 1984
W. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering : anIntroduction TA403 .C23 1985

Books on Electronic Properties of Materials:
R. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Addison-Wesley, 1996.
R. Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials, Springer-Verlag, 2^nd ed., 1993.
C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7^th ed.,  John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1995. QC176 .K51986.
N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermin, Solid State Physics, SaundersCollege, 1976.
P. Yu, M. Cardona, Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Springer, 2nd Ed., 1999.
R. Lawrence Comstock, Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Recording,  J. Wiley, 1999.