MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD	TR-NQF-HE: Level 8	QF-EHEA: Third Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
FİZ6040	Solid State Physics II	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 :	Assoc. Prof. ÖMER POLAT
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course expounds on the fundamental description of solid matter with focus on the electronic 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;
Upon successful completion of 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 electronic structure

3-Interpret the experimental findings about the material phenomena
4-can use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines

Course Content

In this course,

Free-Electron Model of Metals, Electrons in the Periodic Potential of a Crystal,Band Structure,Electronic Structure of Semiconductors, Optical Properties of Solids, Crystal Electrons in External Fields, Electrons in Vibrating Lattices
and Superconductivity will be taught

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Free-Electron Model of Metals
2)	The Hamiltonian of the Solid & the Single-Particle Approximation
3)	Electrons in the Periodic Potential of a Crystal
4)	Band Structure
5)	Electronic Structure of Semiconductors
6)	Optical Properties of Solids
7)	Optical properties of solids (continued)
8)	Crystal Electrons in External Fields
9)	Electrons in Vibrating Lattices
10)	Superconductivity: Phenomenological Description
11)	Superconductivity: Microscopic Theory
12)	Project
13)	Project
14)	Project Presentation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	J. Solyom, Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids: Volume 2: Electronic Properties. Springer, 2009.
References:	1-C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (John Wiley & Sons, 2005). 2-E. Kaxiras, Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids (Cambridge Univetsity Press, Cambridge, 2003).

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 16
Quizzes	5	% 20
Homework Assignments	5	% 20
Project	1	% 4
Midterms	1	% 8
Final	1	% 32
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 64
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 36
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	3	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	6	78
Project	1	15	15
Homework Assignments	5	2	10
Quizzes	5	3	15
Midterms	1	19	19
Final	1	24	24
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)	Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques.
2)	Ability to make individual and team work on issues related to working and social life.
3)	Ability to transfer ideas and suggestions, related to topics about his/her field of interest, written and verball.
4)	Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology.
5)	To apply mathematical principles to real world problems.
6)	Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics.
7)	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.
8)	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.