Teaching

Scope:

Thermodynamic description of systems and statistical interpretation of thermodynamic quantities. The first and second laws of physics, temperature, entropy and thermodynamics, and their relationship to a statistical description of many-particle systems. Applications to magnetic systems, gases and liquids, and radiation are discussed.
Textbook:

Thermodynamics and an introduction to Thermostatistics
Herbert B. Callen
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 978-0-471862-56-7

Scope:

The breakdown of classical physics, special relativity, quantum mechanics and atomic structure, solid-state, nuclear and elementary-particle physics.
Textbook:

Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
John R. Taylor, Chris D. Zafiratos, and Michael A. Dubson
University Science Books, ISBN 978-1-938787-75-1

Scope:

Starting only from elementary Linear Algebra and Probability theory, this course offers an entry point into Quantum Computing. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with the basics of Classical Information Theory, Quantum Information Theory, simple Quantum Algorithms, and Quantum Error Correction.
Textbook:

Quantum Computing Unveiled: A Concise Course with Topological Extensions
Yindun Wan
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-009-65607-8

Scope:

An introduction to Nuclear Physics in the historic context of the Manhattan project.
Textbook:

The Physics of the Manhattan Project
Bruce Cameron Reed
Springer, ISBN 978-3-030613-72-3

Scope:

Introduction to the information theoretic approach to Statistical Physics with simple applications to nonequilibrium scenarios.
Textbook:

Probability and Heat: Fundamentals of Thermostatistics
Friedrich Schlögl
Vieweg + Teubner Verlag, ISBN 978-3-528063-43-6

Scope:

Review of statistical mechanics of ideal systems, non-ideal gases, phase transitions, Monte Carlo methods, non-equilibrium systems.
Textbook:

Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell
Luca Peliti
Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-6911-4529-7

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