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==Introduction: Emergence in Condensed Matter==
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Macroscopic properties of materials and classification of phases: gases, liquids, solids, and more...
*[[PHZ3400-09_Emergence_in_Condensed_Matter|Emergence? New phenomena for macroscopic objects]]


==Atoms as Building Blocks==
*[[PHZ3400-09_Modern_Physics|Review of "Modern Physics" (elementary concepts in quantum mechanics)]]


How important is Quantum mechanics for understanding "Big" objects around us? Inter-atomic forces.
*[[PHZ3400-09_Atoms|Atoms as building blocks; inter-atomic forces]]


==Review==
*[[PHZ3400_Phase_Transition|Phase transitions: gases, liquids, and solids]]


Modern physics and elementary concepts in quantum mechanics.
*[[PHZ3400_Symmetry_Breaking|Critical Phenomena and Symmetry Breaking]]


==Phase Transitions==
*[[Free electron model of metals ]]


Van der Waaals equation and the liquid-gas critical point. Concept of universality.
*[[Monte Carlo Method]]


==Crystalline Solids==
*[[PHZ3400_Crystals|Crystalline solids]]


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*[[Band theory of solids]]  


*[[Superconductivity]]


Classification and measurement of crystal structures; crystal growth.
*[[PHZ3400_Sound|Classical lattice vibrations]]


== Lattice Properties ==
*[[PHZ3400_Phonons|Quantum sound: phonons]]


Phonons, thermal properties, phonon density of states and scattering.
*[[Semiconductors, and semiconductor devices]]


== Free Electron Model of Metals ==
*[[Mott metal-insulator transition and magnetism]]


Electric conductivity and Hall effect, electronic specific heat.
=Other Notes=
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== Band Theory of Solids ==
*[[Math Notes|Math Notes]]
 
*[[Matrix|Notes on Matrices]]
Electron in a periodic potential, Fermi surface, classification of solids.
*[[Ising model]]
 
*[[Bipartite lattice]]
== Semiconductors ==
*[[Ferromagnetism]]
 
Semiconducting materials, electrical and optical properties.
 
== Semiconductor Devices ==
 
Diodes, transistors, opto-electronics, integrated circuits, molecular electronics.
 
== Superconductivity ==
 
Materials and phenomena, BCS description, superconducting junctions and devices.
 
== Magnetism ==
 
Classification of magnetism, ferromagnetic materials, information storage, spin electronics.
 
==Beyond solids: soft materials==
 
Liquid crystals, polymers, membranes, and more.

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