Hello everyone and welcome to Solid State Physics in a Nutshell. This video series was originally designed to go along with the solid state physics course at the Colorado School of Mines. It follows and references the textbook by Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, version 8. As these videos are now being updated to be a worldwide resource, they are also captioned to make viewing possible for everyone, near and far. Feel free to make comments, ask questions, and subscribe as we hope to continuously improve and expand upon this video series. Thank you for watching! See you next time.