Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2021-22

Solid State physics class: introduction

 

 

Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2021-22

General Competences (CG)

  • CG1 : Commitment to self-guided or autonomous learning to gain deeper knowledge of the subject.
  • CG2 : Monitor and critically interpret the latest advances in the theory and practice of Materials Science.
  • CG4 : Communicate the content of the subject with sufficient fluency in Spanish and English both orally and in writing.
  • CG6 : Use scientific bibliography, patent and legislation databases.
  • CG7 : Use computer tools and information technologies.

 

Specific Competences:>>basic

  • CEF1 : Understand the fundamental concepts of Solid State Chemistry to apply it to carrying out research (in both the academic and professional fields) in Materials Science.
  • CEF10 : Understand the concept of nanomaterials and the main properties that characterise them.
  • CEF2 : Understand the fundamental concepts of Solid State Physics to apply it to carrying out research (in both the academic and professional fields) in Materials Science.
  • CEF4 : Understand the main characterisation techniques to apply them to carrying out research (in both the academic and professional fields) in Materials Science.
  • CEF5 : Understand the most important properties of materials (mechanical, electrical, optical, etc.)
  • CEF6 : Classify materials according to properties and applications.
  • CEF7 : Determine the appropriate characterisation techniques for each kind of material.
  • CEF8 : Select materials for a particular application.
  • CEF9 : Interpret behaviours and establish relationships between properties and structure.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2021-22

1) Get familiar with the basic physics principles that allow us to understand the properties of solid state materials
2) Understand the importance of the crystalline order in solids
3) Aquire basic concepts about crystalline lattices and the techniques to study them.
4) Understand the importance of the dynamics of electrons in the conductance properties of materials
5) Understand the importance of the quantum behaviour of electrons in metals
6) Understand the origin of the energy bands in solids and basic notions on their calculation

 

 

General

Code: 35801
Lecturer responsible:
Caturla Terol, María José
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,60
Practical credits: 0,80
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: APPLIED PHYSICS
    Area: APPLIED PHYSICS
    Theoretical credits: 1,6
    Practical credits: 0,8
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

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