Physics 460 - Fall 2018 - Instructor: Taylor Hughes

Condensed Matter Physics

 

Course description:

The goal of this course is to set the foundation for future coursework and research in condensed matter physics. We will cover topics such as electronic structure of crystalline systems, metals, semi-conductors, magnetically ordered materials, and possibly more advanced topics such as low-dimensional systems and superconductors. The hope is that this course will lay the conceptual framework needed by all experimentally and theoretically minded students to understand the basics of condensed matter physics.

Credit is not given for both Phys460 and MSE304. Prerequisite: Phys 435; Phys 485 or Phys486.

Web Page: http://courses.physics.illinois.edu/phys460/

Days, Time:

Tuesday, Thursday 3:30 - 4:50 PM

Location:

136 Loomis Laboratory of Physics

 

 

Instructor:

Taylor L. Hughes

hughest@illinois.edu

Instructor Office:

2115 Engineering Sciences Bldg. (ESB)

Prof. Office Hours:

11am on Tuesdays in 2115 ESB

 

 

TA/Grader:

Srinidhi Ramamurthy ( ramamur2@illinois.edu )

Penghao Zhu ( penghao2@illinois.edu )

TA Office:

 

TA Office Hours:

SR: Wednesdays 2-3pm in 279 Loomis

PZ: Thursdays 1-2pm in 279 Loomis

 

 

Textbook:

The Oxford Solid State Basics by Steven Simon.

NOTES:
Paperback version is fine and cheaper.

 

Syllabus:

See here.

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