Understanding Solid State Physics

“This book is an English translation of the late author’s French book Initiation à la physique du solide: exercices comméntes avec rappels de cours, and is a largely extended and up-to-date edition based on the rapid development in materials science, nanochemistry, and solid state physics. Beyond the standard discussion on crystal structures and diffraction, the author has included neutron diffraction, quantum Hall effects, and novel material like graphene. This highly recommendable book could benefit a broad readership, including graduate students and scientists involved with solid state matter, as it provides an integrated approach by posing numerous problems on each topic and then providing their solutions along with extended commentaries. It presents treatment and problems focused on the specific heat of atomic vibrations and lattices in particular and metals in relation to advancement in band theory, specifically including semiconductors and insulators.”

~Axel Mainzer Koenig, CEO, 21st Century Data Analysis, Portland, USA

“This book is a compendium of questions and problems from essential topics in solid state physics. It is a translated version of an older French text and can serve as a strong supplement to a course on this subject. Overall, the author's main purpose is to offer assistance to students studying the subject. The author engages students through insightful questions and then, in most cases, provides detailed answers. Each chapter begins with a background summary of the relevant theory and equations for problem-solving, followed by numerous solved examples. At the end of every chapter, qualitative and quantitative questions are presented; brief answers are supplied at the end of the book. The work contains helpful diagrams and graphs.”

~CHOICE