Dear Student, congratulations for having been selected by the Board for the Mamaself Master Course.

We look forward to have you in Turin. The procedure for your enrolment and accommodation is ongoing and you will be kept informed throughout. Please, check the website regularly. Lectures will start early in October. Please, be advised that our rules for accessing the Master Course state that: 1) the students curriculum must be proper; 2) the personal knowledge of the student on relevant topics must be good enough to have profitable studies. As for point 1) we are happy with the Boards selection. For point 2), we have decided to provide you with a Syllabus which details the topics we expect you are well aware of. Our lecturers will assume you have full knowledge of basic Maths, Physics, Chemistry and fundamental Materials Science. Therefore, we advise you to study or revise these topics before you start lectures. Sincerely Livio Battezzati Chairman of Materials Science Courses at Turin University Syllabus Maths Functions of one and several variables. Integrals of functions of one and several variables. First and second order differential equations. Principles of numerical analysis and linear algebra. Physics Basic General Physics: Mechanics, Thermal properties, Waves, Electricity, Magnetism. Solid State Physics: crystal structure, reciprocal lattice, phonons, thermal properties of phonons, free electron Fermi gas, Energy bands, Carrier concentration in thermal equilibrium, Carrier Transport Phenomena, p-n junction. Fundamental Quantum Mechanics. Chemistry Basic General Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry. Analytical Chemistry (Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry). Physical Chemistry: Chemical Bond, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Atomic and Molecular structures. Spectroscopy (vibrational, electronic). Diffraction. Materials Fundamentals on Metallic, Ceramic, Polymeric Materials: phase diagrams and phase transformations, microstructures, defects, mechanical properties, processing. The topics can be found at the appropriate level in the following textbooks (or equivalent): J. Stewart, Calculus Early Transcendentals, Thomson Brooks/Coole, Belmont CA, USA, 2008. K. Atkinson, Elementary Numerical Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1993. Resnick-Halliday-Krane, Physics, Wiley. C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th edition, Wiley, New York, 1996

S. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 2nd Edition, Wiley, New York, 2002 C. Cohen-Tannoudyij, B. Diu, F. Laoe, Quantum Mechanics, John Wiley and Sons Atkins-Beran, General Chemistry, Scientific American Library, 1992. Atkins-de Paula, Physical Chemistry, OUP. McMurry, Organic Chemistry, 7th ed.Cengage Custom Publishing. Edition D.C. Harris "Quantitative Chemical Analysis" 7th ed WH Freeman Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 6th Edition, Wiley.