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This work offers a simple treatment of the relevant mathematics and a clear guide to applications for students in electrical and electronic engineering. The fundamental ideas relevant to the understanding of the electrical properties of materials are emphasized.
Data on specific materials in text -- Introduction -- The electron as a particle -- The electron as a wave -- The electron -- The hydrogen atom and the periodic table -- Bonds -- The free electron theory of metals -- The band theory of solids -- Semiconductors -- Prinicples of semiconductor devices -- Dielectric materials -- Magnetic materials -- Lasers -- Optoelectronics -- Superconductivity -- Artificial materials of metamaterials -- Epilogue -- Appendix I : organic semiconductors -- Appendix II : Nobel laureates -- Appendix III : physical constants -- Appendix IV : variational calculus : derivation of Euler's equation -- Appendix V : suggestions for further reading -- Answers to exercises -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [430]-431) and index.