Contents:

1.Exordium 1

2.Chemical Bonds and Cystal Formation 15

3.Structure of Solids 41

4.Thermal Properties of Solids and Lattice Dynamics 111

5.Solid State Electronics Theory 139

6.Electrical Transport Properties of Solids 193

7.Magnetic Properties of Solids 257

8.Optical and Dielectric Properties of Solids 307