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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FIZ 4146 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN KARABIYIK

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

Learning the methods used in quantum mechnical investigation for properties of solid materials

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gaining skill for the use of the advanced quantum mechanical methods 2   Learning second quantization method 3   The use of operator methods 4   Learning properties of various quasiparticles

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 Wawes I 4 Plasmons, Optical Phonons, and Polarization Wawes II 5 Magnons 6 Fermion Fields and the Hartree-Fock Approximation 7 Midterm 8 Superconductivity: BCS Theory 9 Superconductivity: Bogoliubov Theory 10 Bloch Functions General Properties 11 Brillouin Zones and Crystal Symmetry 12 Magnetoresistance,

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook: Quantum Theory of Solids, C. Kıttel, John Wiley and Sons, 1987, New York, 1987 Auxiliary Book: Quantum Theory of Solids, Eoin P. O Reilly, Taylor & Francis Group, New York, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing 2. Question-Answer sessions 3.Discussing 4.Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exams and assignments are taken as the achievements of students for the course

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.karabiyik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be anounced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Tutorials 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparing assignments 8 2 16 Preparing presentations 8 2 16 Web Search and Library Research 13 1 13 Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4 Preparation for final exam 1 6 6 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5