COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIQUID CRYSTALS - I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5063 LIQUID CRYSTALS - I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HAKAN EPIK

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

This course will provide an introduction to the fundamental properties of liquid crystals and liquid crystal devices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   being able to explain the general concepts of liquid crystals physics
2   being able to compare thermotropic liquid crystals, nematic phase, smectic phases, chiral phases, blue phases, discotic phases. lyotropic liquid crystals
3   being able to summarise the properties of liquid crystals phases
4   being able to describe the connections between liquid crystals, polymers
5   being able to detail some key experimental techniques in relation to liquid crystals
6   being able to explain the experimental techniques of liquid crystals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to liquid crystals
2 Structure and classification of the mesophases
3 Polymorphism in thermotropic liquid crystals
4 Statistical thoeries of nematic order
5 Identification of liquid crystal phases
6 MID-TERM EXAM
7 Short range order effects in the isotropic phase
8 Continium theory of the nematic state
9 Effect of magnetic fild
10 Liquid crystals in electric and magnetic fields
11 MID-TERM EXAM
12 Smectic liquid crystals
13 Cholesteric liquid crystals
14 Lyotropic liquid crystals

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): The physics of liquid crystals, P. G. De Gennes and J. Prost
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Liquid Crystals, H. Stegemeyer, Guest Ed.
2. Molecular Structure and the Properties of Liquid Crystals, G. W. Gray
3. Physical Properties of Liquid Crystalline Materials, W. H. De Jeu

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
3.Question-Answer
5.Home Work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Two midterm examination will be evaluated by examination technique
2. Final examination will be evaluated by examination technique

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.
4. If the student don' t make the homework and attend mid-terms, he does not access the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.epik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 6 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Assignments 6 2 12
Preparation for Presentations 6 2 12
Preparation for Assignments 6 4 24
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555
LO.655