Physics 240AB
Condensed Matter Physics

Course information

Physics 240AB is an introduction to condensed matter physics. It often uses the text book by Ashcroft and Mermin. The course covers basics such as crystal structure, phonons, and Fermi gas properties and extends to quantum oscillations, optical properties of solids, semiconductors, magnetic resonance, and some modern topics as time allows. Superconductivity and magnetic order are generally left for 240C.