Condensed Matter Physics I Jan-Apr 2019

  • Textbooks: The Oxford Solid State Physics (Steven H. Simon), Introduction to Solid State Physics (Charles Kittel) and Solid State Physics (Ashcroft and Mermin)
  • Evaluation: four problem sets and a final exam

    Problem Sets

    1. Specific heat of solids, ball and spring models, bonding in solids
    2. Drude model, Sommerfeld expansion
    3. Symmetry groups, point groups and crystals
    4. Tight binding models