1) Introduction
i) Solid state physics as basis for understanding nanotechnology devices
ii) Nano aspects of solid state phenomena (structure, dimension, size effect, surfaces, defects)
iii) Fabrication (quantum wires, dots, nanoimprinting, MEMS)

2) Drude theory of conduction
i) dc electrical conductivity
ii) hot electrons
iii) Hall effect, magnetoresistance
iv) ac conductivity,
v) Plasma frequency, skin depth

3) thermal transport
i) thermal conductivity – Fourier’s Law, Seebeck effect
ii) Seebeck effect, specific heat; failure of Drude theory

4) Sommerfeld Theory of Solids
i) Density of States
ii) Fermi Dirac Statistics of electrons in solids

5) Crystal Structure:
i) Bravais Lattices, Miller Indices, Crystallographic Point Groups
ii) x-ray diffraction
iii) Reciprocal Lattice, Brillouin Zones
iv) artificially structured materials (superlattices, quantum dots)

6) Bonds and Bands: electrons in periodic potentials
i) Bloch functions, Energy Bands, Effective mass

7) Harmonic Theory of the Dynamic Lattice:
i) Phonons, Debye model,

8) Dielectric Properties of Solids,
i) polarizability and breakdown

9) Magnetic Properties of Solids, Spin

10) Semiconductors,
i) bands, defects and impurities

11) Electronic Properties of Polymers

12) Superconductivity

13) Boltzmann Transport
i) general conduction

14) Survey of Nanostructures:
i) carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, photonic crystals