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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OFZ 2106 STATISTICAL PHYSICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GAMZE SEZGIN SELÇUK

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students will be able to comprehend the fundamentals of the Statistical Physics

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After completing this course, students will be able to comprehend the basic concepts and probability concepts in the Statistical Physics course 2   After completing this course, students will be able to explain equilibrium situation and distributions of macroscobic parameters of macroscobic systems 3   After completing this course, students will be able to explain the thermal interactions between macroscobic systems using statistical concepts 4   After completing this course, students will be able to use probability equations regarding continuous and discontinuous variables in problem solving 5   After completing this course, students will be able to link between their knowledge about course and daily life and technology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Features of the Macroscobic Systems: Purpose of the Statistical Physics, Macroscobic system, Distributions around the equilibrium situation 2 Irreversibility and Approach to Equilibrium Situation, The other examples 3 Features of the equilibrium situation, Observation of the distribution, Brown s motion, Distribution of voltage in a resistance 4 Heat and temperature, Typical quantities, Pressure of an ideal gas 5 Basic Probability Concepts: Statistical Population, Simple equations between probabilities 6 Binomial distribution, Average values, Standart deviation and Variance 7 Average value of a spin system, Continuous probability distributions and problem solving 8 Midterm exam 9 Statistical description of particle systems: Description of the state of a system (quantum states), A single spin system, A N-spin ideal system 10 A particle in one dimensional box, A particle in three dimensional box, Ideal gas of N particles in a three dimensional box 11 Statistical population, Accessible states of a system and examples 12 Statistical postulations, Probability calculations and examples 13 Accessible state number of a macroscobic system, An example of a single particle in one dimensional box, An example of a single particle in three dimensional box 14 Interactions between systems: Thermal Interaction, Adiabatic Isolation, Adiabatic Interaction, General Interaction 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Reif, F. (1967). Statistical Physics. Mcgraw-Hill Book Company; First Edition.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture method, Question-Answer, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FINS FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written exam, presentation

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gamze.sezgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 7 2 14 Preparation for final exam 7 2 14 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 4 1 LO.3 5 3 1 LO.4 4 5 1 LO.5 2 2 2 5 3 4 2