This is an introduction to solid state physics. It covers the basics of band structure, Fermi surfaces, phonons, and particles in magnetic fields. Please do email me if you find any typos or mistakes.
David Tong is a professor of theoretical physics at DAMTP in Cambridge, a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and joint recipient of the 2008 Adams Prize. He was a postdoc at the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics and an adjunct professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).He is currently also a Simons Investigator. His main research interest is in Quantum Field Theory