COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PARTICLE PHYSICS-II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5182 PARTICLE PHYSICS-II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Classification of fundamental particles and Standard Model
2   Fundamental forces, particle interactions in the Standard Model
3   Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory and Gauge invariance
4   Relativistic Quantum Theory
5   Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Particle Physics, Classification and Standard Model
2 Quarks and Leptons
3 Particle Interactions in the Standard Model
4 The Yukawa Theory
5 Electromagnetic, Weak and Strong Forces
6 Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory-I
7 Electromagnetism as a Gauge Theory-II
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
10 The Klein Gordon equation, The Dirac equation, Free-particle solutions
11 Introduction to quantum field theory
12 Quantum Field Theory I: The Free Scalar Field
13 Quantum Field Theory II: Interacting Scalar Fields
14 Quantum Field Theory III: Complex Scalar Fields

Recomended or Required Reading

Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, I.J.R. Aitchison and A.J.G. Hey, Institute of Physics Publishing.

Supplementary Book(s):
1. David Griffiths (2008), Introduction to Elementary Particles 2nd Revised ed., Wiley-VCH.
2. Francis Halzen, Alan D. Martin (1984). Quarks and leptons: an introductory course in modern particle physics, Oxford University Press, London.
3. 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 RPT REPORT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 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. 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

Friday at 13: 00 - 17: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 5 65
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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