Physics for Computer Science Students: With Emphasis on Atomic and Semiconductor PhysicsSpringer Science & Business Media, 2012 M12 6 - 560 pages presentation of the classical and quantum free electron theories and their successes and shortcomings (Chapter 23). In order to explain the large differences in the electrical properties of solids as well as the peculiar properties of semiconductors, the existence of allowed and forbidden energy bands is investigated (Chapter 24). In this chapter, we introduce the concepts of the electron effective mass and of holes. Intrinsic and doped semiconductors, their electron and hole densities, and their electrical properties are discussed in Chapter 25. It is now a rather simple matter for the student to understand the behavior and the characteristics of semiconductor devices: diodes, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, etc. Semiconductor devices are the subject of Chapter 26. The text concludes with two chapters unique to this physics textbook. In Chapter 27, we show how diodes and transistors can be used to construct the logic circuits (gates) that constitute the fundamental building blocks of the computer. Chapter 28 is a layman'S introduction to some of the techniques used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The laboratory experiments for the first semester are standard in any physics department, and thus we do not feel that is is necessary to include them in this book. |
Contents
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Work Energy and Power | 55 |
Momentum and Collisions 69 | 68 |
Rotational Motion | 83 |
Kinetic Theory of Gases and the Concept of Temperature 115 | 114 |
Oscillatory Motion | 135 |
Wave Motion | 149 |
Atomic Models | 269 |
Fundamental Principles of Quantum Mechanics 287 | 286 |
An Introduction to the Methods of Quantum Mechanics | 305 |
Quantum Mechanics of Atoms | 329 |
Crystal Structures and Bonding in Solids | 355 |
Free Electron Theories of Solids | 369 |
Band Theory of Solids | 403 |
Semiconductors | 437 |
Electrostatics | 181 |
The Electric Field and the Electric Potential | 191 |
Electric Current | 207 |
Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves | 233 |
The Beginning of the Quantum Story | 249 |
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