FİZ5038 Solid State Physics IBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs APPLIED MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
APPLIED MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FİZ5038 Solid State Physics I Fall 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. LÜTFİ ARDA
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course expounds on the fundamental description of solid matter with focus on the atomistic structure and related material properties and phenomena, and provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental concepts and methods required for this description.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1-Utilize the terminology of solid state physics in theoretical and experimental studies.
2-Elucidate the properties of solids in terms of their atomistic structure.
3-Interpret the experimental findings about the material phenomena

Course Content

In this course The Structure of Condensed Matter, The Reciprocal Lattice, The Structure of Crystals, Dynamics of Crystal Lattices, Elastic Constants of Crystalline Materials,Quantum Theory of Lattice Vibrations and the thermodynamics of vibrating lattices will be taught.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The Structure of Condensed Matter
2) Bonding in Solids
3) Translational Symmetry in Crystals
4) The Reciprocal Lattice
5) The Structure of Crystals-I
6) The Structure of Crystals-II
7) Dynamics of Crystal Lattices
8) Elastic Constants of Crystalline Materials
9) Quantum Theory of Lattice Vibrations
10) The Thermodynamics of Vibrating Lattices
11) Project
12) Project
13) Project Presentation
14) Review of Semester

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: J. Solyom, Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids: Volume 1: Structure and Dynamics (Springer, Berlin, 2007).
References: C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (John Wiley & Sons, 2005).
E. Kaxiras, Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids (Cambridge Univetsity Press, Cambridge, 2003).

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Project 3 % 15
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 55
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 11 3 33
Presentations / Seminar 1 3 3
Project 2 20 40
Homework Assignments 5 15 75
Midterms 1 20 20
Final 1 29 29
Total Workload 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Ability to assimilate mathematic related concepts and associate these concepts with each other. 3
2) Ability to gain qualifications based on basic mathematical skills, problem solving, reasoning, association and generalization.
3) Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques. 3
4) Ability to make individual and team work on issues related to working and social life. 3
5) Ability to transfer ideas and suggestions, related to topics about his/her field of interest, written and verball. 3
6) Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology. 2
7) To apply mathematical principles to real world problems. 3
8) Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics.
9) Be able to set up and develope a solution method for a problem in mathematics independently, be able to solve and evaluate the results and to apply them if necessary. 3
10) To be able to link abstract thought that one has to concrete events and to transfer the solutions and examine and interpret the results scientifically by forming experiments and collecting data.
11) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. 3
12) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,