COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SUPERCONDUCTIVITY *

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 4130 INTRODUCTION TO SUPERCONDUCTIVITY * ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KEMAL KOCABAŞ

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

Teaching the electrical conductivity and superconductivity concept, historical
evolution of superconductors, main properties of superconductors, effect of magnetic
field to the superconducting and the superconducting theories

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to comprehend superconducting and basic concepts of superconductivity
2   To express theory of superconductivity
3   To define properties and differences of type I and type II superconductors
4   To explain the history of superconductivity developments
6   To know applications of superconductivity
7   To express main properties of superconductors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Main properties of cyrstal structures
2 Introduction to theories of conductivity
3 The basic properties of Electrical conductivity
4 Discovery and history of superconducting
5 Meissner Effect
6 London Equations, Penetration Depth
7 Midterm
8 Magnetic properties of superconductivity
9 I. and II. Type Superconductos and their properties
10 Coherence Length and Ginzburg Landau Parameters
11 The Microscopic Theory of Superconducting: BCS
12 Thermodynamic properties of Superconductivity
13 Mecanics properties of Superconductivity
14 Josephson Effect

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Poole C.P., Farach, H.& Creswick, R. J.: Superconductivity, Academic Pres (1995)
2.Micheal Tinkham: Introduction to Superconductivity, McGraw- Hill,Inc, Academic Pres
(1995)
3. Lannie K. Tran, New Research on Superconductivity and Magnetism, Nova Science
Publishers, (2007)
4. Carl S. Winslow, New Topics in Josephson Junction and Superconductivity Research,
Nova Science Publishers, (2007)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Question-answer
3. Discussion
4. Problem-solving

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the final scores

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 80% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make applied quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes
will be directly added to exam scores.
4. The faculty member wil be made experimental study to students in superconductivity
laboratory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kemal.kocabas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 2 14 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.154
LO.25
LO.3534
LO.45
LO.5553
LO.6544

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