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| FIZ3003 | Quantum mechanics | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Belgin KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objective of this course is to give the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and to teach these concepts through one-dimensional systems. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explain black-body radiation, fotoelectric effect and Compton effect | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Apply the Bohr theory of the atom to hydrogen and hydrogen like atoms and use this theory to explain and interpret their spectra. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Explain the matter waves, de Broglie hypotesis and relate the wave packet with the Heisenberg uncertainty relation. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Define the concepts of eigenvalue equation, operator, eigenvalue and eigenfunction. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Recognize the fact that the time independent Schrödinger equation is an eigenvalue equation | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | Write the time dependent Schrödinger equation and explain how to solve it. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 7 : | Define the concepts of expectation value, probability density, probability flux, and the reflection and transition coefficient. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 8 : | Apply the time independent Schrödinger equation to one dimensional potential problems such as barrier potential , step potential, finite and infinite potential well, harmonic oscillator. | 1,3 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, photons, matter waves, uncertainty principle and theory of measurements. Schrödinger wave equation and its application in one dimensional potential problems, stationary states concepts. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, compton effect. | | | Week 2 | Rutherford atom modeli and Bohr'un teorisi | | | Week 3 | De Broglie hypothesis and matter waves | | | Week 4 | wave particle duality and wave packet | | | Week 5 | fourier series and integral | | | Week 6 | operators | | | Week 7 | Schrodinger wave equation | | | Week 8 | Probability interpretation of wave function and expected value | | | Week 9 | midterm exam | | | Week 10 | The time independent schrödinger equation | | | Week 11 | Momentum space | | | Week 12 | one dimension systems | | | Week 13 | Bound states and scattering states | | | Week 14 | one dimension systems | | | Week 15 | harmonic oscilator | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | David. J. Griffiths- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 11 | 22 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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