Textbook: Michael Tinkham, Introduction to Superconductivity, 2nd Edition, 1996 , ISBN-13: 978-0486435039
 | Defining properties of the superconductor: ideal conductivity, Meissner effect |
| Magnetic properties of Type I superconductors, superconducting ellipsoid in a static magnetic field, thermodynamic critical field, transition state |
| London equations, magnetic penetration depth, two-fluid model, high-frequency electrodynamics |
| Cooper problem, BCS ground state, symmetry breaking, origin of the attractive interaction |
| Bogolyubov transformation, properties of quasiparticle excitations |
| BCS state at finite temperature, critical temperature, temperature dependence of the order parameter and of the specific heat |
| Transport by quasiparticles, coherence effects |
| Meissner effect, electrodynamic kernel, BCS coherence length |
| GL free energy and GL equations, GL coherence length |
| Calculation of the SC–normal domain wall energy, Type I and Type II superconductors |
| Flux quantization, fluxoid quantization |
| Solution of the linearized GL equation it Type II superconductors, Abrikosov vortex lattice |
| Magnetic properties of Type II superconductors, upper and lower critical fields, flux flow resistivity, flux pinning |
| Josephson junction, Josephson equations, dc and ac Josephson effects |
| Resistively and capacitively shunted Josephson junction, washboard model, Shapiro steps |
| Principle and applications of SQUID's |
| Phase qubit for quantum computing |
| High-Tc cuprate superconductors: discovery, structure, universal phase diagram, d-wave pairing |
| Organic superconductors, iron pnictide superconductors, superconductivity in some hydrogen rich materials |