STRING THEORY I
Physics 642 - Fall 2007

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TEXTBOOKS: String theory, by Joseph Polchinski, Cambridge University Press.
Superstring theory, by Michael Green, John Schwarz and Edward Witten, Cambridge University Press.
String theory and M-theory, by Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker and John Schwarz, Cambridge University Press.

  • Homework #1 - Due date: Tue., Oct. 2
    Do Problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9 in Polchinski.
  • Homework #2 - Due date: Tue., Oct. 9
    Do Problems 2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.16, 2.17 in Polchinski.
  • Homework #3 - Due date: Tue., Oct. 30
    Do Problems 4.3, 4.5, 4.6(a) in Polchinski.
  • Homework #4 - Due date: Tue., Nov. 20
    Do Problems 6.6(a), 6.7(a), 6.8, 6.10 in Polchinski.
  • Homework #5 - Due date: Tue., Dec. 4
    Do Problems 10.1, 10.2, 10.5, 10.12, 10.13 in Polchinski.

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