COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS-I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5141 INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS-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 MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

PHYSICS
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 the physics of fundamental interactions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Fundamental particles and the classification of them
2   Fundamental forces, the physics behind the laws of nature and the interactions between the particles
3   Relativistic Kinematics
4   Symmetries, groups and the conservation laws
5   Building basic knowledge for Elementary Particle Physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Elementary Particle Dynamics, Fundamental Forces To understand the basic concepts and laws of physics and the relation between them accurately
2 QED, QCD, Weak Interaction and Decays
3 Relativistic Kinematics, Four Vectors
4 Energy and Momentum, Collisions
5 Symmetries, Groups and Conservation Laws
6 Flavor Symmetries, Parity
7 CP Violation, CPT Theorem
8 MIDTERM-I
9 Baryon Masses
10 Magnetic Moments
11 Electrodynamics of Spinless Particles
12 MIDTERM-II
13 The Dirac Equation
14 Electrodynamics of Spin-1/2 Particles

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
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 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + 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

Monday at 09: 30 - 11: 30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 3 3 9
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for Final Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Quiz etc. 6 5 30
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 5 10
Final 1 3 3
Mid-term 2 3 6
Quiz etc. 6 3 18
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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