PH513 Computational Many-Body Physics

Course Instructor: Prof. Soumya Bera

Course Name: Computational Many-Body Physics ( PH513 )

Course Type: Theory (Elective)

Prerequisites:
PH310, EP228, PH301

Please mention the important topics covered in the course:
Band structure, topological insulator, quantum hall effect, Anderson localization, hamiltonian diagonalization, linear response theory, mean-field theory

Books you found useful for the course:
Bruus and Flensburg, David Tong lectures

Description Lectures (attendance policy, slides/blackboard, quality, etc):

No compulsory attendance, only blackboard used, high quality and extremely rigorous lectures, 30 % weightage for project

Description Assignments/Tutorials (grading policy, difficulty level):

Grading policy just right, no assignments this time, Practice required for coding

Description: Exams and Grading (No. of quizzes considered, weightage etc):
Exams are just right,
Midsem 30%, endsem 40%, postmidsem project 30%
Grading just right but doesn't fail anyone

Pro tips:
Practice the codes he uploads much before exams