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Update lecture_4.md - first formulation of learning goals

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_(based on chapters 9–11 of the book)_
Exercises 9.2, 9.4, 10.1, 10.2, 11.2, 11.5
!!! summary "Learning goals"
After this lecture you will be able to:
- formulate equations of motion describing electrons and phonons in 1D.
- solve these equations to arrive at the corresponding dispersion relations.
- derive the group velocity, effective mass, and density of states from a dispersion relation.
Last lecture:
* Movement of a few atoms (Newton's equations)
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## More complex systems
!!! summary "Learning goals"
After this lecture you will be able to:
- formulate equations of motion describing electrons and phonons in 1D when there is more than one degree of freedom per unit cell
### More hoppings in LCAO
Consider electrons in a 1D atomic chain again
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