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2014-2015 University Catalog

CDS 487 - Electronic Structure Computations

Credits: 3 (NR)
Covers computational aspects of materials science, such as first-principles methods of electronic structure calculations of periodic solids, clusters, and molecules, as well as the use of empirical potentials. Examples will be drawn from metals, insulators, and semiconductors. Students will construct simple codes and be guided in the use of the more sophisticated available computational packages.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 308 or PHYS 402.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0