Week 01-02

Learning outcomes:

Solid state problem, free electron approximation, the density of states, Fermi Dirac distribution, k-space, concept of Fermi energy and the Fermi surface

Lesson Plan:

Lecture 1: Solid state problem,

Lecture 2: Free electron approximation

Lecture 3:Density of states

Lecture 4: Fermi Dirac distribution

Lecture 5: Problem solving and exercises for a better understanding of underlying Physics.

Lecture 6: k-space,concept of Fermi energy and the Fermi surface