Physics6806CondensedMatterPhysics
Spring2019
Instructor:Prof.RolandoValdésAguilarContactInformation:PRB2042,[email protected]:TheOxfordSolidStateBasics.Author:StevenH.Simon(OxfordUniversityPress,2013.ISBN(paperback):978-0-19-968077-1,ISBN(hardcover):978-0-19-968076-4).Location:Enarson Bldg.246Time:MondayandWednesday3:00– 5:05pm.
Pre-requisites:QuantumMechanics(McIntyre/Townsend).KnowledgeofElectromagnetism(Griffiths)andStatisticalMechanics(Schroeder)wouldbebeneficial.IfyouwillbetakingStatisticalMechanicsand/orE&Mconcurrently,orareunsureaboutyourpreparation,pleasecometalktome.
Description: This course will provide an introduction to the vastfield of condensed matter physics. We will cover both traditionaland modern aspects of the field by using both theoretical andexperimental descriptions. The goal is to obtain a high enoughlevel of knowledge to be able to understand current researchpapers, and also to appreciate, at the phenomenological level,the importance of condensed matter research in moderntechnology.
