Phys 230A: String Theory

 

Class meets: MW 12:30 pm -1:45 pm

Location: Phelps 3523

Instructor: David Berenstein

Office: Broida 6133

Office hours: M: 2-3, W: 2-3, or by appointment.

Phone: 6120

Textbook: There is no textbook for the class.


Useful reference material: “String theory” vols 1 &2 by Joe Polchinski

                                          “Superstring  theory” vols 1 &2 by Green-Schwarz-Witten

                                           “A first course in string theory” by B. Zwiebach

                                           “String theory and M-theory” by Becker-Becker-Schwarz

                                          Lectures on String theory by David Tong (available online)