FÄ°Z609 - PHASE TRANSITIONS and CRITICAL PHENOMENA I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHASE TRANSITIONS and CRITICAL PHENOMENA I | FÄ°Z609 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assigned by Department of Physics Engineering | |||||
| Course objective | Provide advanced knowledge about phase transition and critical phenomena | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | * Critical Phenomena, * Useful Thermodynamic Relations, * Critical ? point exponents and relations among them, * Exponent Inequalities, * The Van der Walls theory of Liquid-gas Phase Transitions, * The Mean Field Theory of Magnetic Phase Transitions | |||||
| References | * H. E. Stanley, (1987), Introduction to Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena ( Oxford University Press, New York) * N. Goldenfeld (1992), Lectures on Phase Transitions and Ther Renormalization Group (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, New York) * C. J. Thompson, (1988), Classical Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics (Clarendoron Press, Oxford) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Critical Phenomena |
| Week 3 | Critical Phenomena |
| Week 4 | Useful Thermodynamic Relations |
| Week 5 | Critical - point exponents and relations among them |
| Week 6 | Critical - point exponents and relations among them |
| Week 7 | Midterm I |
| Week 8 | Exponent Inequalities |
| Week 9 | Exponent Inequalities |
| Week 10 | The Van der Walls theory of Liquid |
| Week 11 | The Mean Field Theory of Magnetic Phase Transitions |
| Week 12 | Midterm II |
| Week 13 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 14 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 59 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Combines mathematics, science and engineering knowledge in a multidisciplinary manner and implement into modern technological and scientific advanced research. | X | ||||
| 2. Accesses, interprets, and implements information by doing in depth applied research for technological applications. | X | ||||
| 3. Develops original models and designs methods to solve problems by using relevant software, hardware, and modern measurement tools. | X | ||||
| 4. Accesses information by doing research in certain fields, share knowledge and opinions in multidisciplinary work teams. | X | ||||
| 5. Implements modeling and experimental research; solves encountered complex problems. | |||||
| 6. Knows and follows recent improvements in the field, utilize new information to solve technological complex problems. Develops and plans methods to solve technological problems in an innovative manner. | |||||
| 7. Follows recent studies in the field, presents results in national and international meetings. | X | ||||
| 8. Knows advanced level Turkish and at least one foreign language to be able to present recent results. | |||||
| 9. Uses advanced communication tools related to technological methods and software. | X | ||||
| 10. Protects social, scientific, and ethical values while collecting and implementing, data and presenting results in scientific meetings. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest