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Title: Solid State Physics : Problems and Solutions by László Mihály, Michael C. Martin ISBN: 0-471-15287-0 Publisher: Wiley-Interscience Pub. Date: 12 July, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: For those who want to solve a lot of problems in SSP
Comment: This book compiles a large number of problems in SSP (included solutions to the problems as well). It could certainly be used as a supplement for a first course in SSP very effectively.
Rating: 5
Summary: Modern, challenging and interesting
Comment: One rarely comes across a book, about which one can say without any qualifying adjective, that it is simply great. The book of Mihaly and Martin however does belong in this rarefied category.
As anyone teaching solid state physics knows from experience, it is always demanding to find quality examples. The problems in the previous standard books are unfortunately dated, often decades back. In contrast, Mihaly and Martin bring examples from the very latest developments in solid state physics. At the same time they find room for covering the actual workings of such must-know experimental apparatii, as the triple axis spectrometer and the Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. It is hard to find books, which adress the theoretical and experimental sides of our discipline with such balance.
When the authors cover more conventional topics, like symmetries and band structures, they make them exciting for the student by chosing fascinating applications, for instance lattices of fullerenes instead of sodium. When they cover modern areas, they devote space extensively, very much unlike similar treatises. These include optical properties, correlation effects in infinite and low dimensional models, and phase transitions in electronic systems.
The best recommendation goes beyond words; it is reflected in actions: I already adopted the book in my course, and the students cannot get enough of these inventive problems. They actually like solving the homework problems, a true satisfaction for any teacher.
Rating: 2
Summary: Standard Problems Presented in a Mediocre Fashion
Comment: This book offers a nice set of pretty standard undergraduate to first year graduate problems in solid state physics. The answers, unfortunately, are sloppy and remarkably lack the detail you would expect from a question and answer book. Each chapter has a superficial and not too insightful introduction to the topic before asking the questions. Probably, most disappointing are the problems for which there are no answers. Isn't this supposed to be a problem and answer book? If you are looking for an insightful solution guide or a general overview as a companion for an introductory solid state course, you don't want this book. If you just want to see a result and have some stuff to jot down on homework assignments, then perhaps this book is just what you need.
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Title: Problems and Solutions on Solid State Physics, Relativity and Miscellaneous Topics (Major American Universities Ph. D. Qualifying Questions and Solutions) by Yung-Kuo Lim, Y.K. Lim, You-Yuan Zhou, Shi-Ling Zhang, Jia-Lu Zhang, Chung-Kuo K'O Hsueh Chi Shu Ta Hsueh Physics Coaching Class ISBN: 9810218931 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
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Title: Solid State Physics by Neil W. Ashcroft, David Mermin ISBN: 0030839939 Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Pub. Date: 1976 List Price(USD): $121.00 |
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Title: Advanced Solid State Physics by Philip Phillips, Phil Phillips ISBN: 0813340144 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Principles of the Theory of Solids by John M. Ziman ISBN: 0521297338 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
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Title: Problems and Solutions on Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics: Major American Universities Ph.D. Qualifying Questions and Solutions by Yung-Kuo Lim ISBN: 9810239181 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $54.00 |
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