Introduction to Electronic and Photonic Devices
ECE 173
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Description
This course will focus on physical principles underlying semiconductor devices: electrons and holes in semiconductors , energies and bandgaps, transport properties of electrons and holes, p-n junctions, transistors, light emitting diodes, lasers, solar cells and thermoelectric devices.
Course Notes
This course was formerly numbered Engineering Sciences 173 (ES 173).
Recommended Prep
Some introduction to physics and physical concepts is very useful, such as Applied Physics 50a or b, Physical Sciences 12a or b. Undergraduate level quantum mechanics highly useful, but not required.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Electrical and Computer Engine
Course Component
Lecture
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Subject
Electrical and Computer Engine
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements
Prerequisite: Math 1b and (Physical Sciences 12a and 12b, Physics 15a and 15b, or Applied Physics 50a and 50b)
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 17, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
