The fine and hyperfine structures of multielectron atoms will then be discussed, along with important group theoretical tools such as Racah algebra, coupling and recoupling, and the Wigner-Eckart theorem.

Finally, atom-light interaction will be discussed for 2- and 3-level systems, with applications to electromagnetically-induced transparency, slow and fast light, coherent effects, the dressed atom, and nonlinear spectroscopy. Time permitting, spontaneous emission and an introduction to cavity quantum electrodynamics will be covered.