Physical Properties of Materials

In this course, we first discuss the equilibrium properties of crystals such as permittivity, piezoelectricity, elasticity etc. The essential mathematical formula such as tensor and matrix notations will be used to describe the fundamental physical properties of materials. The focus of the course is to introduce the students with a broader view on all physical properties of materials including mechanical, electric, thermal and magnetic properties and their coupling behaviors based on the structure and symmetry of the material. Also the transport properties will be introduced at the end of the class. Some basic principles of transport phenomena and irreversible thermodynamics will be briefly introduced. Hopefully this course will provide the essential mathematical framework for the constitutive relations of the material.