• 1: About Condensed Matter Physics


• Part I: Solids Without Considering Microscopic Structure: The Early Days of Solid State


• 2: Specific Heat of Solids: Boltzmann, Einstein, and Debye


• 3: Electrons in Metals: Drude Theory


• 4: More Electrons in Metals: Sommerfeld (Free Electron) Theory


• Part II: Structure of Materials


• 5: The Periodic Table


• 6: What Holds Solids Together: Chemical Bonding


• 7: Types of Matter


• Part III: Toy Models of Solids in One Dimension


• 8: One Dimensional Model of Compressibility, Sound, and Thermal Expansion


• 9: Vibrations of a One Dimensional Monatomic Chain


• 10: Vibrations of a One Dimensional Diatomic Chain


• 11: Tight Binding Chain (Interlude and Preview)


• Part IV: Geometry of Solids


• 12: Crystal Structure


• 13: Reciprocal Lattice, Brillouin Zone, Waves in Crystals


• Part V: Neutron and X-Ray Diffraction


• 14: Wave Scattering by Crystals


• Part VI: Electrons in Solids


• 15: Electrons in a Periodic Potential


• 16: Insulator, Semiconductor, or Metal


• 17: Semiconductor Physics


• 18: Semiconductor Devices


• Part VII: Magnetism and Mean Field Theories


• 19: Atomic Magnetism: Para- and Dia-Magnetism


• 20: Magnetic Order


• 21: Domains and Hysteresis


• 22: Mean Field Theory


• 23: Magnetism from Interactions: The Hubbard Model


• Appendix A: Sample Exam and Solutions


• Appendix B: List of Other Good Books