Set of Diploma Courses II: Advanced Solid State Physics Field of study: Physics
Programme code: W4-S2FZA22.2025

Module name: Set of Diploma Courses II: Advanced Solid State Physics
Module code: W4-FZ-NM-S2-3-22-27
Programme code: W4-S2FZA22.2025
Semester: winter semester 2026/2027
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
During the lecture the student will learn: - Fock's space, creation and annihilation operators - spin operators - Bloch and Wannier representations and transformations between them - non-interacting electron gas in a tight binding model and dispersion relations for selected lattices - the mean field approximation - physics included in basic models: Hubbard (basic and the extended version), Heisenberg, Ising - Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions derived from commutation relations of creation and annihilation operators - approximate solutions of selected microscopic models
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
has in-depth knowledge of selected areas of solid state physics [E1]
 KF_W02 [1/5] KF_W10 [2/5]
has extended knowledge of the application of quantum mechanics and statistical physics to the description of solids [E2]
 KF_W03 [1/5]
has in-depth knowledge of the condensed phase theory [E3]
 KF_W04 [3/5]
knows and understands the physical processes included in the basic models used in the theory of solids [E4]
 KF_W05 [2/5]
knows the formalism of the second quantization and understands the mean-field approximation [E5]
 KF_W06 [1/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [FZ1] 20 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01]  exam E1 E2 E3
discussion classes [FZ2] 20 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07]  		course work E4 E5
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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