COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS-II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5156 INTRODUCTORY TO ELEMENTARY 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

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Building blocks of matter and fundamental forces
2   The physics behind the laws of nature and the interactions between the particles
3   Computational techniques for the interaction between the particles
4   Basic concepts of Gauge theories
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 Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
2 Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
3 Dirac Equation
4 The Feynman Rules for QED
5 Casimir s Trick
6 Electrodynamics of Quarks and Hadrons
7 Electrodynamics of Quarks and Hadrons
8 MIDTERM-I
9 Charged and Neutral Weak Interactions
10 Charged and Neutral Weak Interactions
11 MIDTERM-II
12 Gauge Theories
13 Gauge Theories
14 Feynman Rules

Recomended or Required Reading

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 course.
2. Final exam will be added to the achievements of students for the course (to the 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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 6 5 30
Preparing assignments 6 5 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 2 3 6
Quiz etc. 6 3 18
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 207

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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