Basic Competence in University Pedagogy (200-hour, 2-semester program)
As course responsible
Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Autumn 2025)
Topics:
Quantum-classical correspondence
Path-integrals
Geometric phases
Identical particles
Entanglement and measurement
Open quantum systems
Homework: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final exam (w/ solutions) continuation exam
Statistical Mechanics (Spring 2024)
Pedagogical innovations:
Demonstrating nucleation with Chuck's can trick
Reviewing probability basics with the secretary problem
Explaining the fluctuation-dissipation theorem with volatility and returns
Illustrating the RG idea with Snøhetta's design for Norwegian banknotes
Cool exercises:
Kardar's problem on Debye-Hückel theory and ring diagrams (and my WRONG solution)
Exact RG transformation on the quasiperiodic Ising chain
Final exam (w/ solutions) and resit exam (w/ solution)
Mini-courses and popular talks
Highbrow Physics Made Low-threshold
Conformal Field Theory på 1-2-3 (2 lectures)
Master theses
Olai Mykland (NTNU, Trondheim) Tensor networks for highly entangled states in low dimensions