COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS I ++

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 4105 ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS I ++ ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

Learning the basic building blocks of matter and the laws of modern physics that govern them. The fundamental forces in nature, to learn the basic concepts of Standard Model particles and fundamental interactions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   History of the discovery of fundamental particles and the classification of the particles
2   Fundamental forces, the physics behind the laws of nature and the interactions between the particles
3   Symmetries, groups and the conservation laws
4   Building basic knowledge for Elementary Particle Physics-II course in the next semester
5   Establishing an infrastructure for graduate-level courses in High-Energy Physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics and History
2 Discovery of Particles, Classification and Standard Model
3 Elementary Particle Dynamics, Fundamental Forces
4 QED, QCD, Weak Interaction and Decays
5 Relativistic Kinematics, Four Vectors
6 Energy and Momentum, Collisions
7 Symmetries, Groups and Conservation Laws
8 MIDTERM
9 Flavor Symmetries, Parity and CP Violation
10 Bound States
11 Baryon Masses and Magnetic Moments
12 Introduction to the Feynman Calculus
13 The Feynman Calculus
14 Life Times and Cross-Sections Calculus
15 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): David Griffiths (2008), Introduction to Elementary Particles 2nd Revised ed., Wiley-VCH.

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Francis Halzen, Alan D. Martin (1984). Quarks and leptons: an introductory course in modern particle physics, Oxford University Press, London.
2. Donald H. Perkins, (2000), Introduction To High Energy Physics, 4th edition, Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Method of Expression
2. Question & Answer Techniques
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exams and assignments are taken as the achievements of students for the semester.
2. Final exam will be added to the success of the study of midterms and assignments, thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Policy and Rules Concerning the course: 70% of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. Students, who do not participate in Midterm exams and regularly do the assignments, not allowed entering the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhammed.deniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday at 13: 00 - 15: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155534555
LO.255534555
LO.355534555
LO.45
LO.55