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[[Image:beat-up car.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This beat-up car certainly does not look nearly as pretty as the "''girl's best friend"'' - the diamond. Under the microscope, however, they both look very similar: both the diamond and the iron are '''simple crystals: neat periodic arrays of atoms''']]. | [[Image:beat-up car.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This beat-up car certainly does not look nearly as pretty as the "''girl's best friend"'' - the diamond. Under the microscope, however, they both look very similar: both the diamond and the iron are '''simple crystals: neat periodic arrays of atoms''']]. | ||
*[[PHZ3400-09_Emergence_in_Condensed_Matter|Emergence | *[[PHZ3400-09_Emergence_in_Condensed_Matter|Emergence?: new phenomena for macroscopic objects]] (Group 1) | ||
*Review of "Modern Physics" (elementary concepts in quantum mechanics). | *Review of "Modern Physics" (elementary concepts in quantum mechanics). | ||
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- Review of "Modern Physics" (elementary concepts in quantum mechanics).
- Atoms as building blocks; inter-atomic forces.
- Phase transitions: gases, liquids, solids, and more...
- Crystalline solids
- Lattice properties
- Free electron model of metals
- Band theory of solids
- Semiconductors
- Semiconductor Devices
- Superconductivity
- Magnetism
- Beyond solids - soft materials: liquid crystals, polymers, membranes, and more.