Course Identification

Title:

Concepts in condensed matter physics

Code:

20181052

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Yuval Oreg

TA's:

Dr. Eyal Leviatan, Amit Tulchinsky

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2018

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Tuesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Auditorium
Wednesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Weissman, Auditorium

First Lecture:

20/03/2018

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences (Materials Science Track): Lecture; Elective; 4.00 points

Comments

On 27/3 and 28/3 the lectures will be held at Drori Auditorium.

On June 26 and July 3rd the lecture will be held at seminar room A

Prerequisites

Quantum Theory 1

Restrictions

Participants:

50

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

50%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

19/07/2018

Location

Weissman, Seminar Rm A,Weissman, Seminar Rm B

Time

1000-1600

Remarks

N/A

Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

N/A

Syllabus

General theme (experiment theory experiment cycle), Effective theories at low energies.
Superfluidity and Superconductivity: phenomenological approach.
QHE, Topology of Graphene (Band Structure) , Topological insulators.
Magnetism and Quantum magnetism.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the phenomenological aspects of super-fluidity and superconductivity, a few topological phenomena in condensed matter physics and the basic of magnetism - both in physical terms and more technical terms.
Continue their studies to the second course of condensed matter and more advance courses that include microscopic theories.

Reading List

N/A

Website

N/A