<p>Hello all,</p><div> </div><div> This fall LA-SiGMA faculty is offering two courses to all LA-SiGMA campuses<br>via videoconferencing.</div><div><br>** Adrienn Ruzsinszky (Tulane) is teaching Solid State Physics,<br>
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-10:45 beginning August 30th.</div><p>** Randy Hall (LSU) will offer Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics,<br> Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 beginning September 8th to November 17th.</p>
<p> If you want your students to attend either of the courses via videoconferencing, please, contact<br>LA-SiGMA outreach coordinator, Leigh Townsend at <a href="mailto:lgalat1@lsu.edu" target="_blank">lgalat1@lsu.edu</a>.</p>
<div> In Solid State Physics by Adrienn Ruzsinszky, students will learn about<br>
the different types of solids, their properties, and the concepts and principles<br>underlying solid state physics. The students’ understanding will progress through a<br>sequence of models or approximations, from the simplest to the more detailed and<br>
realistic. This course will cover subjects such as the Drude and the Sommerfeld theory<br>of metals, the failures of the free-electron model, crystal and reciprocal lattices,how to determinate</div><div>crystal structures by X-ray diffraction, electrons in a weak periodic potential, tight-binding method, </div>
<div>semiclassical model of electron dynamics, Fermi surface, classical and quantum theory </div><div>of the harmonic crystal and semiconductors.</div><p><br> Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics by Randy Hall is a upper<br>
level undergraduate course. The focus of the course is on introductory<br>quantum and classical statistical thermodynamics of some simple systems of<br>chemical relevance. This course will introduce students to statistical<br>
mechanics and modern simulation methods. Students from chemistry, physics,<br>mechanical and chemical engineering, and mathematics are likely to find<br>this of interest. To coordinate with the La Tech quarter system, we will<br>
hold 2 hour lectures twice a week over a ten-week period. The course will<br>be taught Tuesday & Thursday 8-10 AM beginning September 8th to November 17th.</p><p> If you have questions about the schedule and/or content of these<br>
courses, please, do not hesitate to contact the instructors.</p><p><br>Regards,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br></p><div><font size="4" face="tahoma,sans-serif">Leigh Townsend</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Outreach Coordinator for LA-SiGMA</font></div>
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