Week 03-04

Learning outcomes:

Free electron description of Heat capacity, electrical conductivity of metals, Hall effect, Nearly free electron model, the origin of the energy gap

Lesson Plan:

Lecture 1: Free electron description of Heat capacity

Lecture 2: Free electron approximation

Lecture 3:Free electron description of electrical conductivity of metals,

Lecture 4: Hall effect

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

Lecture 6: Nearly free electron model and the origin of the energy gap.

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