COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5055 QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS - 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

PROFESSOR ISMAIL SÖKMEN

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

In this lecture it's aimed to teach the central principles of the quantum theory of solids to people who have knowledge of quantum theory and condensed matter physics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the basic concepts such as phonon, plasmon, polarization, magnon.
2   Being able to learn the methods of Fermion fields and Hartree-Fock approximation.
3   Being able to understand the techniques of many-body, interaction of electron-phonon and apply to many-body systems.
4   Being able to learn the definition of superconductivity.
5   Being able to learn the properties of Bloch functions, Brillouin zone and crystal symmetry.
6   Being able to calculate the energy bands od many-body systems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mathematical Introduction
2 Acoustic Phonons
3 Plasmons, Optical Phonons, and Polarization Waves
4 Magnons
5 Fermion Fields and the Hartree-Fock Approximation
6 Polarons and the Electron-Phonon Interaction
7 1st MIDTERM
8 Superconductivity
9 Bloch-Functions-General Properties
10 Brillouin Zones and Cyrstal Symmetry
11 2nd MIDTERM
12 Magnetoresistance
13 Calculation of Energy Bands and Fermi Surfaces
14 Calculation of Energy Bands and Fermi Surfaces

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Quantum Theory of Solids (Charles Kittel)
Supplementary Books:
Solid State Physics (N.Ashcroft and N.Mermin)
Principles of the theory of solids (J. Ziman)
Elementary Solid State Physics (A. Omar)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing
Question-Answer
Discussing
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.The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores.
2.Final examination will be evaluated by essay or test type examination technique.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons.
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.sokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 8 16
Preparation for Final Exam 1 8 8
Preparing Individual Assignments 12 2 24
Preparing Presentations 12 3 36
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15543
LO.25543
LO.35543
LO.45543
LO.55543
LO.65543

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