PART I.

1. A first look at strings     -    Problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9     -    Due: Mon., Feb. 5
2. Conformal field theory     -    Problems 2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.16, 2.17     -    Due: Mon., Mar. 5
3. The string spectrum     -    Problems 4.3, 4.5, 4.6(a)     -    Due: Wed., Mar. 14    
4. Tree-level amplitudes     -    Problems 6.6(a), 6.7(a), 6.8, 6.10     -    Due: Mon., Apr. 16    
5. Loop amplitudes    

PART II.

1. Compactification and duality     -    Problems 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 (except (d)), 8.7 (except (c)), 8.11, 8.12 (except (c))     -    Due: Fri., Oct. 12
2. Superstrings     -    Problems 10.1, 10.2, 10.5, 10.12, 10.13     -    Due: Thu., Nov. 1    
3. Heterotic strings    
4. Superstring interactions    
5. D-branes    
6. Strings at strong coupling    

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