Atomic structure, bonding of solids, crystalline states, single-crystal growth technique, electrical properties of metals, Drude model, semiconductors, doping, generations of free electrons and holes, free-carrier concentrations, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, pn junction and basing, basic operating principles of some electronic devices including diodes, bipolar junction transistors, MOSFETs, solar cells, and properties of dielectrics