| Class Id | 9578 |
| Days | TTh |
| Start time | 03:00 PM |
| End time | 04:20 PM |
| Building | JADWH |
| Room | 343 |
| Course Id | 4267 |
| Dept and Number | PHY 405 |
| Area | |
| Title | Modern Physics I: Condensed-Matter Physics |
| Description | The course applies concepts from quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics to the properties of electrons in solids. Topics include phonons and lattice dynamics, electronic band structure, the tight-binding approximation, origin of exchange and magnetism, spin waves, Ginzburg Landau theory of phase transitions, and the BCS theory of superconductivity. |
| Prerequisites | PHY 208 and PHY 301 and PHY 305. |
| Professor | Jason R. Petta |