Part 1 (compulsory): Dr Paul Tangney and Dr Johannes Lischner
16 one-hour lectures and 4 rapid feedback sessions in Term 1

Making quantum mechanics tractable for many-electron systems

• Statement of the problem
• Mathematically separating electrons and nuclei
• Calculating electronic properties using the wave function
• Calculating electronic properties using the density

Using quantum mechanics to compute the properties of materials

• The mysteries of metals
• Electrons in crystals
• From atoms to crystals
• Beyond the rigid ion approximation