Solid State Physics for Engineering and Materials Science Reviews

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1. randy says:

   December 17, 2010 at 11:11 am

   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

   
   A good comprehensive book, August 9, 2001

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   randy –

   This review is from: Solid State Physics for Engineering and Materials Science (Hardcover)

   This is a thorough and well presented book. It starts with an introduction to crystals and quantum physics so it you get all the main tools to understand solid state physics. As a matter of fact the chapters on quantum physics are exceptional. True it’s somewhat a summary of any quantum physics book but it’s a very good one. I used it for a one term intensive course on both quantum physics and solid state physics angling towards semiconductor physics and transistors. The author provides concise and precise explanations plus all the mathematical progression. That’s where it gets slightly cumbersome and the main reason I wouldn’t recommend it for self study. You pretty much need to understand the reasoning behind those equations or you won’t know what it’s all about. As a reference book it’s wonderful because everything is there. There’s no other book that deals so well with the basics tools of quantum and semiconductor physics. My only complaint is that it lacks a final chapter on transistors(both bipolar and Mos would be appreciated) that would make it a truly phenomenal book.

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