Dr.

Raj E Venkatesh

Materials Engineering 153 Spring 2015

Materials Engineering 153

Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Solids
San Jose State University
Spring 2015
Course Objectives
The objective of Materials Engineering 153 is to provide an environment for engineering
students to learn about some of the properties of materials that contribute to their usefulness in
modern electronic, optical and magnetic devices. Mastery of the course learning objectives will
establish the basis for understanding how crystalline and electronic structure determines material
and device behavior. The lecture and laboratory will provide an introduction to the behavior of
electrons in solids, emphasizing their effects on the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties.
The course has a special focus on semiconductor materials. C or better in this course is a strict
pre-requisite for EE 128.
Section 1 (23762)
Class: MW 09:00-09:50
Class Room: Engineering 341
Instructor: Dr. Raj Venkatesh
Office: Engineering 385/397
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
rajvenka49@gmail.com

Section 2 (23763)
Class: TR 16:30-17:20
Class Room: Engineering 341
Instructor: Dr. Raj Venkatesh
Office: Engineering 385/397
Office Hours: By Appointment Only
rajvenka49@gmail.com

Online Resources
This course will be using Canvas. All of the online resources such as homework and homework
solutions will be posted on Canvas. To get into your account at Canvas you must be enrolled in
the course. Go to the https://sjsu.instructure.com. There, you will find log in directions for students,
and links to training workshops and where to find recordings to help you get started.
Lab Section Schedule: All labs are in room E315.
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4
5
6
7

Tues
Tues
Tues
Thurs
Thurs

9:00AM-11:45AM
1:30PM-4:15PM
6:00PM-8:45PM
9:00AM-11:45AM
1:30PM-4:15PM

Dr. Ishida
Dr. Jones
Dr. England
Dr. Duorah
Dr. Constantinescu

chuiishida@yahoo.com
curtis_jones@ieee.org
craig.england@sjsu.edu
s_duorah@yahoo.com
iconstant444@gmail.com

Note: The first lab sections will be held the week of January 26, 2015.

The material in this class is tough; it will be to your benefit to get in the habit of keeping up on
the reading and coming to see your instructor with questions!

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Course Prerequisites
MatE 153 is a required course for MatE and EE majors. Other Engineering or Science majors
with proper prerequisites are welcome to enroll. Prerequisites (or equivalent at community
college) are:
Chem 1A (Gen. Chem)
Math 133A (Diff. Eq.)
Physics 51/71 (Elec. & Magn.)
EE98 (circuits)
Everyone planning to enroll in this class, whether already registered or not, must complete a prerequisites form the first day of class. If you do not have the prerequisites, you will be dropped
from the class.
There is a significant writing component to this course. If you have not yet passed English 1B (or
equivalent) you may have difficulty.
This course may be taken as part of a 15-unit sequence in electronic materials for a Minor in
Materials Engineering. See your instructor or http://bcme.sjsu.edu/ for more information.
Required Texts and LabNotes
Required Textbook: S. O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, McGraw Hill,
2002, 3rd Edition. The book is available in the Spartan Bookstore
LabNotes are online at http://www.sjsu.edu/at/ec/canvas/
For the labs, there is an honor code. Please go to the site, download the honor code, sign it and
email it to your laboratory instructor.
Required Lab Notebook: It must be bound (not spiral) and have quad-ruled paper (graph
paper).
Learning Objectives
A set of Learning Objectives (LOs) is available on the course website. All of the course
assignments (which include lectures, homework assignments, lab assignments, in-class learning
exercises, and lab reports) are designed to help you learn the material and master the learning
objectives. We recommend that you review the LOs weekly and highlight the ones you have
achieved that week. This will help keep track of your progress in the course.
Classroom Protocol
Silence all cell phones during the class period. Please arrive on time for class. I will collect
assignments at the very start of class. If you are late to class, you will be marked down 10% on
the assignment. Please hold all assignments to pass in to the end (it is disruptive when students
walk up to hand in assignments during the class).

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Class & Lab Times

The lecture period will be used to establish fundamental concepts. The lab periods will be used to
practice the engineering skills of problem-solving and data acquisition and analysis. Your
ACTIVE participation in both the lecture and laboratory sessions is required. This means you
will be required to ask questions, answer questions, and work together with your peers to solve
problems during the class time.
The reading assignments for each week are listed on the Lecture Activity Schedule (attached to
this Greensheet). You are expected to do the reading before class and before attending the lab
section. The LN numbers refer to the LabNotes Chapter. There may be unannounced quizzes
on the reading in both lecture and lab. Always bring your calculator to both lab and lecture. It
also is helpful to bring your textbook along.
Collaborative group learning activities will take place during lecture and lab and will contribute
to students overall grades. These group learning activities are called Bluesheets, where you will
work through problems on material just covered in class or in the reading. Bluesheets are graded
on participation. Coming to class generally ensures that you will earn most of the easy 10% of
your grade!
Laboratory Sessions
Lab sessions topics do not necessarily follow lecture class sessions. They are independent.
Hence attendance in both lecture and lab sessions is very important.
Some weeks the lab sessions will be devoted to experiments; other sessions will be devoted to
tutorials, workshops, demonstrations or other activities. Laboratory activities are considered an
integral part of this course. Participation in lab is required. You must attend the lab section you
are registered for. Substitution of lab sections in case of emergency may be approved by the lab
instructors of your assigned lab and the substitute lab once during the course. Unexcused
absences in lab will result in a zero for any assignments related to that lab.
Laboratory quizzes will be averaged into the overall laboratory grade along with lab reports and
other activities. There will generally be a group quiz at the beginning of each lab period,
covering the previous weeks lab material. There will also be an individual exit quiz each week,
which will demonstrate your mastery of the material covered in the week's lab.
You can prepare for the quizzes by reviewing what we did in lab the previous week and by doing
the appropriate data analysis on your experimental data from the previous week. Preparing for
the lab by reading ahead will help you achieve success on the lab bluesheets and exit quizzes.
The appropriate reading assignment for the lab is listed in the Activity Schedule. The section
numbers refer to the textbook (Kasap). The LN numbers refer to the LabNotes chapter.
Laboratory activities will be performed in small groups which will be rotated every few weeks
and assigned by the instructor. Lab Bluesheets will generally be due at the end of every lab
period. These may be group worksheets or individual worksheets.
Section lab grades may be scaled up or down to account for discrepancies in grading
between lab instructors.
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Lab Reports
There will be four written laboratory reports (WLR), one individual oral quiz, and one group oral
lab report (OLR) due during the semester. Guidelines for writing these reports are given in the
Lab Notes. For tips on writing lab reports also see the excellent resources at
writing.eng.vt.edu/workbooks/laboratory.html
Due dates for lab reports are listed in the Lab Activity Schedule. Lab reports are due at the
beginning of the lab section. No lab reports will be accepted more than two days late, and they
will be marked down one letter grade for each day late. Late lab reports must be time stamped at
the CME office (E385) and left for the instructor.
Electronic copies of all lab reports must be uploaded into your lab sections Turnitin.com site
prior to the due date of the lab. This site will check for plagiarism. You must also bring a hard
copy to your lab instructor. If you do not upload an electronic copy, you will receive a zero on
the report.
Academic Integrity
Your commitment as a student to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State
University. The University Academic Integrity Policy S07-2 at
http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S07-2.pdf requires you to be honest in all your academic course
work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and
Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical Development website is available at
http://www.sjsu.edu/studentconduct/.
Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on exams or plagiarism
(presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another persons ideas without giving
proper credit) will result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For this class, all
assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified. If you
would like to include your assignment or any material you have submitted, or plan to submit for
another class, please note that SJSUs Academic Policy S07-2 requires approval of instructors.
Strict standards of academic honesty will be enforced in this class. Students who plagiarize any
portion of their lab reports will receive an F (0) on that report with no chance of make-up and be
reported to the University. Plagiarism constitutes copying any portion of your lab report from
textbooks, lab notes, previous years lab reports, or the reports of other students. Plagiarism also
includes copying data. Any figures used from textbooks or the LabNotes must be properly
footnoted. Homework assignments that you turn in must have been worked out entirely by you.
You can study with friends and work out the problem together, but you must then independently
work it through and record your own work. Students who provide their homework or labs to
other students such that they can be copied are also committing a breach of academic honesty.
This includes leaving your work on shared computers, leaving your flash drive where others can
copy it, etc. If you wish to help other students learn the material, studying together is acceptable
as long as each individual goes on to produce their own independent work.
For more information about avoiding plagiarism in written reports, see
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml .
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Consent for Recording of Class and Public Sharing of Instructor Material, University
Policy S12-7, http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S12-7.pdf
Common courtesy and professional behavior dictate that you notify someone when you are
recording him/her. You must obtain the instructors permission to make audio or video
recordings in this class. Such permission allows the recordings to be used for your private, study
purposes only. The recordings are the intellectual property of the instructor; you have not been
given any rights to reproduce or distribute the material.
Course material developed by the instructor is the intellectual property of the instructor and
cannot be shared publicly without his/her approval. You may not publicly share or upload
instructor generated material for this course such as exam questions, lecture notes, or homework
solutions without instructor consent.
Homework

Homework is due at the start of class on the assigned date. Homework may be accepted
at the end of class with a 10% score reduction. (If you are late to class, please hold
homeworks until the end of class since it is disruptive to the class to turn it in during
class.)

No homework will be accepted after the end of class.

Your name and section number must be listed in the upper right hand corner of the
assignment.
You are encouraged to work together on the assignment. However, you must pass in individual
homework solutions. You must ultimately work out the problem on your own and submit your
own calculations and solutions. You are required to list the names of the students you worked
with below your name in the upper right hand corner of your packet. Groups can be no larger
than 3 students. If similar solutions are passed in by multiple students but they do not state
they worked together, all the students will receive a 0 on that assignment.
Test questions will target material learned through the homework. If you do not fully understand
the solutions you pass in, you not only risk getting a 0 on that assignment but you will not be
able to answer the related questions during the tests. This will significantly affect your overall
grade! Come to office hours if you are having trouble doing the homework.
Examinations & Quizzes
There will be a midterm and a comprehensive final exam, which covers everything (slightly
weighted more toward after the midterm). You must bring a calculator to the examinations (No
graphing calculators will be needed, nor allowed for the exams). There may also be quizzes
given during lecture and lab. To study for the tests, you should review the readings, course
lecture notes, homework, and learning objectives well in advance of the test date. The schedule
for the Final Exam can be found here:
http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/final-exam-schedule-spring.html
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Materials Education Project/Engineering in Action Project

Over the course of the semester, you will be working in a group on a hands-on demonstration to
teach a specific application in materials engineering to elementary school kids at an after school
program. There will be several milestones along the way to help you prepare your project.
o Project Preference Form on Canvas
o Individual 1 page summary of electronic materials topic
o Group project Literature Review, maximum 4 page summary of literature on
materials related research on that topic
o Team project plan, one page plan of teaching workshop
o Team project Demo: deliver workshop at community center
Workload
The material in this course will require a lot of time and effort on your part to learn it. Be aware
that every 3-credit engineering course requires 6-8 hours outside of class a week on average to
pass, and 8-10 hours a week to get an A or a B. Thus 3 classes plus a 20-hour a week job is a
60-hour work week. The 15 to 18-unit semesters suggested in Department brochures are not
realistic for students who are working part-time jobs or supporting themselves or their families.
Since many SJSU students are working at jobs more than 30 hours a week, very few should
expect to finish their upper division in four semesters. Therefore please think seriously about
how many semester units you have registered for. If you find that you are not completing and
submitting the homework in this class, you are probably taking too many units. Evaluate your
workload before the drop deadline.
Being Successful in MatE 153
The material in this class is very interesting. You will learn the underlying physics that give
electronic materials their special properties. The class will provide you with a strong foundation
that is important in future engineering classes. The material in this course is abstract, making it
difficult to grasp. You can learn the material, though, through hard work. Be sure that you stay on
schedule in the course, doing all the readings and coming to all the classes and labs. Students
who get a grade of C or better usually have turned in every homework assignment, after doing it
themselves and being sure to understand each problem; they attend every lab meeting and
turn in every lab report, after writing it themselves and being sure to understand all the
concepts. If you are having trouble understanding the material in lecture, lab, the readings, or the
homework assignments, go to the instructors with questions!
Dropping and Adding
Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop, grade
forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semesters Catalog Policies section at
http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current
academic year calendars document on the Academic Calendars webpage at
http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/services/academic_calendars/. The Late Drop Policy is available at
http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current
deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.
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Grading Method
Course Element:
Homework
In-class Quizzes & Bluesheets
Midterm
Materials Education Project
Individual project Report
Group project Lit Rev.
Team project Plan
Team project Demo

Lab Score
Lab Reports
Group Quizzes & Bluesheets
Individual Quizzes
Final Exam
Total
Total Course Score
97-100
93-96
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
70-76
60-69
< 60

Percentage of Course Grade:

10%
10%
12%
15%
(3%)
(4%)
(3%)
(5%)
25%
(70%)
(15%)
(15%)
28%
100 %

Letter Grade
A+
A
A
B+
B
B
C+
C
D
F

Note that there is no grade of C in this course. You must master at least 70% of the course
material to pass with a C. Note that the grading calculations on Canvas may be inaccurate during
and/or at the end of the semester; the grading distributions outlined in this greensheet supersede
those of Canvas.
All students have the right, within a reasonable time, to know their academic scores, to review
their grade-dependent work, and to be provided with explanations for the determination of their
course grades. See University Policy F13-1 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/F13-1.pdf for
more details.
Additional Reference Materials
The following books are in the SJSU library. They may help you to gain additional insight into
the topics we are studying. Attempting to solve the problems in these books may also strengthen
your ability to tackle the problems assigned in the course.
W. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction TA403.C23 1985 c.2
David Jiles, Introduction to the Electronic Properties of Materials TK7871.J55 1994.
R. Pierret, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals TK7871.85.P484 1996
R. Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials QC176.H86 1993
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C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics QC176.K5 1986

R.L. Comstock, Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Recording, John Wiley and Sons, 1999
University Policies and Resources
General Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities of the Student
As members of the academic community, students accept both the rights and responsibilities incumbent
upon all members of the institution. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with SJSUs policies
and practices pertaining to the procedures to follow if and when questions or concerns about a class arise.
See University Policy S905 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S90-5.pdf. More detailed information on a
variety of related topics is available in the SJSU catalog, at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/catalog/rec12234.12506.html. In general, it is recommended that students begin by seeking clarification or discussing
concerns with their instructor. If such conversation is not possible, or if it does not serve to address the
issue, it is recommended that the student contact the Department Chair as a next step.
Campus Policy in Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make
special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with
me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 at
http://www.sjsu.edu/president/docs/directives/PD_1997-03.pdf requires that students with
disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center
(AEC) at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec to establish a record of their disability.
Student Technology Resources
Computer labs for student use are available in the Academic Success Center located on the 1st
floor of Clark Hall and on the 2nd floor of the Student Union. Additional computer labs may be
available in your department/college. Computers are also available in the Martin Luther King
Library.
Engineering Student Success Center
Davidson College of Engineering Student Success Center (ESSC) assists undergraduate students
in increasing their level of academic success and knowledge. In part, this is accomplished by
helping students understand university requirements, policies, and procedures as well as by
fostering a community of support. For more info, drop by E344 or see
www.engr.sjsu.edu/students/essc
SJSU Writing Center
The SJSU Writing Center is located in Room 126 in Clark Hall. It is staffed by professional
instructors and upper-division or graduate-level writing specialists from each of the seven SJSU
colleges. Our writing specialists have met a rigorous GPA requirement, and they are well trained
to assist all students at all levels within all disciplines to become better writers. They offer free
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drop-in and by appointment writing sessions as well as workshops and online tutorials.
www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter
King Library
Most all of you know of the library, but do you know of all its hidden resources? You can
reserve the small study rooms (great for group study work): library.sjsu.edu/reservestudymeeting-room
There are a lot of tutorials online that are helpful on things like citing & writing, evaluating
information, and search tips. library.sjsu.edu/tutorials-tools
Also, you can make an appointment with the engineering librarian to get help on searching and
referencing. http://library.sjsu.edu/ask-librarian/ask-librarian
Career Center
Be sure to register for the Career Center. They have free workshops on resumes, interviewing,
etc. You can make an appointment for a specialist to work on your resume with you. They have
large internship and full time job fairs and an online job database. careercenter.sjsu.edu
Peer Connections
The Learning Assistance Resource Center (LARC) and the Peer Mentor Program have merged to
become Peer Connections. Peer Connections is the new campus-wide resource for mentoring
and tutoring. Our staff is here to inspire students to develop their potential as independent
learners while they learn to successfully navigate through their university experience. Students
are encouraged to take advantage of our services which include course-content based tutoring,
enhanced study and time management skills, more effective critical thinking strategies, decision
making and problem-solving abilities, and campus resource referrals.
In addition to offering small group, individual, and drop-in tutoring for a number of
undergraduate courses, consultation with mentors is available on a drop-in or by appointment
basis. Workshops are offered on a wide variety of topics including preparing for the Writing
Skills Test (WST), improving your learning and memory, alleviating procrastination, surviving
your first semester at SJSU, and other related topics. A computer lab and study space are also
available for student use in Room 600 of Student Services Center (SSC).
Peer Connections is located in three locations: SSC, Room 600 (10th Street Garage on the corner
of 10th and San Fernando Street), at the 1st floor entrance of Clark Hall, and in the Living
Learning Center (LLC) in Campus Village Housing Building B. Visit Peer Connections website
at http://peerconnections.sjsu.edu for more information.
Student Health Center
The health center is free to all students for drop in or by appointment care. You can have an
regular check-up or go with a specific question. (They do not handle emergencies. For
emergencies, call 911 or campus police). They also have a number of health and wellness
workshops. www.sjsu.edu/studenthealth

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Counseling Services
There is a free counseling service for students that takes both drop in and appointments. They
handle the spectrum from depression, homesickness, stress, and academic study skills.
www.sjsu.edu/counseling
Associated Students Site
The Associated students site hosts a range of resources including child care, recreation facilities,
print shop, and transportation passes. as.sjsu.edu
Student Clubs
SJSU has over 300 recognized student clubs. www.sjsu.edu/getinvolved Also, the College of
Engineering lists all their student clubs here www.engr.sjsu.edu/students/organizations
Accommodation to Students' Religious Holidays
San Jos State University shall provide accommodation on any graded class work or activities
for students wishing to observe religious holidays when such observances require students to be
absent from class. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor, in writing, about
such holidays before the add deadline at the start of each semester. If such holidays occur before
the add deadline, the student must notify the instructor, in writing, at least three days before the
date that he/she will be absent. It is the responsibility of the instructor to make every reasonable
effort to honor the student request without penalty, and of the student to make up the work
missed. See University Policy S14-7 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S14-7.pdf.

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Lecture and Lab Activity Schedule

Week of:
1: Jan 19

Lecture
Introduction/Administrative
The Nature of Solids
Reading: Kasap 1.1-1.5
The Nature of Solids
Reading: Kasap 1.1-1.5

Lab
No lab this week

3: Feb 2

Classical Theory of Electrons

Reading: Kasap 2.1-2.2

Linear Regression of Data

Reading: LN5

4: Feb 9

Metal Resistivity
Reading: Kasap 2.2-2.4

Temp. Dependence of Metal Resistivity (WLR1)

Reading: LN6, Kasap 1.8-1.9, 1.13

5: Feb 16

Particles & Waves

Reading: Kasap 3.1-3.2

6: Feb 23

Electron in a Box
Reading: Kasap 3.3- 3.6

Crystallography and Defects Part 1

Reading: LN1 & 2 Kasap 1.81.9,1.13
Lab Report WLR1 Due
Hall Effect (WLR2)
Reading: LN4, Kasap 2.5

7: Mar 2

Hydrogen Atom and Periodic Table

Reading: Kasap 3.7- 3.8

8: Mar 9

Energy Bands & Density of States

Reading: Kasap 4.1-4.5

9: Mar 16

Energy Bands & Density of States

Reading: Kasap 4.1-4.5
Review
W/Th: Midterm
SPRING BREAK

2: Jan 26

10: Mar 23
10: Mar 30

11: Apr 6

No Class Tuesday, March 31

Cesar Chavez Day
Fermi-Dirac Statistics & Fermi Energy
Reading: Kasap 4.6-4.8
Intrinsic Semiconductors
Reading: Kasap 5.1

12: Apr 13

Extrinsic Semiconductors
Reading: Kasap 5.2

13: Apr 20

Temperature Dep. Of Semiconductors

Reading: Kasap 5.3

14: Apr 27

Drift & Diffusion of Carriers

Reading: Kasap 5.5-5.6

15: May 4

Intro Magnetism and Ferromagnetism

Reading: Kasap 8.1-8.3
Magnetic Domains and Devices
Reading: Kasap 8.4-8.8

16: May 11

Atomic Bonding, Elements & Alloys

Reading: LN1, Kasap 1.1-1.4

Crystallography and Defects Part 2

Reading: LN1& 2 Kasap 1.81.9,1.13
Lab Report WLR1 Returned
Minority Carrier Lifetime (OR1)
Reading: LN8, Kasap 5.4
Lab Report WLR2 Due
Minority Carrier Lifetime (OR1)
Reading: LN8, Kasap 5.4
Individual Oral Report
No Lab
No Lab

Bandgap Measurement by Optical Absorption (WLR3)

Reading: LN7, Kasap 5.7
Lab Report WLR2 Returned
Temp. Dep. of Semicon. (WLR4)
Reading: LN9, Kasap 5.1-5.3
Lab Report WLR3 Due
Optoelectronic Devices (OR2) Part 1
Reading: LN10, Kasap 6.1-6.2, 6.9-6.10
Lab Report WLR3 Returned
Optoelectronic Devices (OR2) Part 2
Reading: LN10, Kasap 6.1-6.2, 6.9-6.10
Lab Report WLR4 Due
Group Oral Report (OR2)
Lab Report WLR4 Returned
No lab this week

Review
NOTE:

May 13: Last Day of Class

Materials Education Project/ Engineering in Action Project presentation will be at the end of April and
beginning of May 2015.
Section 1 Final Exam: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 7:15AM
Section 2 Final Exam: Friday, May 15, 2015, 2:45PM
LN: LabNotes on Lecture sections Canvas Site
WLR: Written Lab Report; OQ: Oral Quiz; OR: Oral Report

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Academic Calendar, available at: http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/docs/2014-15%20AY%20Calendar.pdf

SJSU ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR

2014/15*
SPRING 2015
Thursday....................... January 1.......................New Years Day - Campus Closed (N)
Monday......................... January 19.....................Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Campus Closed (K)
Wednesday................... January 21 ....................Spring Semester Begins
Wednesday................... January 21 ....................Pre-Instruction Activities: Orientation, Advisement,
Faculty Meetings and Conferences (P)
Thursday....................... January 22.....................First Day of Instruction Classes Begin
Tuesday........................ February 3 .....................Last Day to Drop Courses without an Entry on Student's
Permanent Record (D)
Tuesday........................ February 10 ...................Last Day to Add Courses & Register Late (A)
Wednesday................... February 18 ...................Enrollment Census Date (CD)
Monday-Friday.............. March 23-27 ..................Spring Recess (*SPRING RECESS*)
Tuesday........................ March 31........................Cesar Chavez Day - Campus Closed (CC)
Wednesday................... May 13...........................Last Day of Instruction Last Day of Classes
Thursday....................... May 14...........................Study/Conference Day (no classes or exams) (SC)
Friday............................ May 15...........................Final Examinations (exams)
Monday-Thursday......... May 18-21......................Final Examinations (exams)
Friday............................ May 22...........................Final Examinations Make-Up Day (MU)
Saturday....................... May 23...........................Commencement (C)
Monday......................... May 25...........................Memorial Day - Campus Closed (M)
Tuesday........................ May 26...........................Grade Evaluation Day (E)
Wednesday................... May 27 ..........................Grades Due From Faculty - End of Spring Semester (G)
Wednesday................... May 27...........................End of Academic Year