BACKGROUND REQUIRED IS:
(a) Calculus - Differentiation, Integration, Differential equations. etc.
(b) Other Math Methods - Vectors, Series, etc.
(c) Quantum Mechanics - Junior level course
(d) Statistical Mechanics - Junior level as for example in "Thermal Physics" by C. Kittel and Kroemer, John Wiley.
SUGGESTED TEXTBOOK:
"An Introduction to Solid State Physics", C. Kittel, 7th Edition, John Wiley, 1996.
OTHER REFERENCES:
(a) Solid State Physics - Problems and Solutions, Mihaly and Martin, John Wiley, 1996
(b) Physical Kinetics, Lifshitz and Pitaevskii, Pergamon Press.
(d)