Instructor: Prof. Ian Affleck [Henn 406, iaffleck(at)phas(dot)ubc(dot)ca]
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 4-5
Teaching Assistant:
Hamed Karimi [Henn 414, hamed(at)phas(dot)ubc(dot)ca]
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00
Useful books (placed on reserve in the library):
Useful article available on-line:
Grades
· biweekly assignments 30%
· midterm exam (in-class, closed book) 30%, Thursday, Feb. 16, 10:30-12:30 AM. (Note earlier start time.)
· In-class
oral presentations (on an assigned research paper or book) 40%.
Assignments
:
Working out the assignments
is one of the most important aspect of this course,
absolutely essential for understanding the material. In order to receive credit assignment must be handed in by
the beginning of the lecture on the due date.
If you foresee a serious conflict that might prevent you from completing the
problems by the due date please let me know ahead of time. I will
consider extending the due date if the conflict affects several students in the
class. Out of fairness to other students who complete the assignment on
time, last minute requests for extensions will not be granted.
Learning Goals:
· to be able to solve problems in advanced condensed matter physics
· to be able to apply techniques of condensed matter theory (Green's functions, Feynman diagrams, path integrals, renormalization group, ...) in various situations
· to be able to read and understand condensed matter research papers and books and explain them to your colleagues
Lecture Notes :