  This is a one semester course on bosonic string theory aimed at beginning
graduate students. The lectures assume a working knowledge of quantum field
theory and general relativity. Contents:
  1. The Classical String
  2. The Quantum String
  3. Open Strings and D-Branes
  4. Introducing Conformal Field Theory
  5. The Polyakov Path Integral and Ghosts
  6. String Interactions
  7. The Low-Energy Effective Action
  8. Compactification and T-Duality
