GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS-I/FİZ2101
Course Title: MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS-I
Credits 4 ECTS 6
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Application of mathematical methods to problems encountered in physics.
To be able to interpret mathematical results within the framework of physics.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course will only face-to-face training.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Vector spaces, base and inner product concepts
2. Week  Dicency, Graham-Schmidt method and vector product concepts
3. Week  Derivatives of vectors, gradient concept
4. Week  Divergence and rotational concepts
5. Week  Integrals of vectors
6. Week  Integrals along open and closed paths
7. Week  Green's theorem, Stokes theorem and conservative vector fields
8. Week  Midterm exam, Divergence theorem
9. Week  Vertical curvilinear coordinate systems
10. Week  Transformation of vectors
11. Week  Gradient and divergence expressions in general coordinate systems
12. Week  Rotational in curved coordinates and some known examples (spherical and cylindrical coordinates, etc.)
13. Week  Matrices, determinants and eigenvalue-eigenvector problems
14. Week  Operators, the concept of hermiticity, matrix representations of operators and base change
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
4
56
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
9
4
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
9
4
36
 Material Design and Implementation
1
3
3
 Report Preparing
1
2
2
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
8
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
0
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
146
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.84
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To be able to evaluate the case in terms of physics.X
2Improving experimental practicality.X
3To earn the ability of problem solving and analysis.X
4Analyzing current problems with physical thought.X
5To learn the relationship between the courses taught in the other departments and to learn to use these features.X
6To develop the ability to connect physics and mathematics and to model natural phenomena.X
7Informing the audience correctly in an milieu where physics-related events are discussed.X
8To learn how to use the acquired knowledge in the development of society.X
9To have a competing personality to compare the acquired knowledge with those given in similar institutions and to go further.X
10To have a self-confident personality in the international scientific arena.X
11To have the ability to follow every development related to his / her profession and to use the acquired knowledge.X
12To educate people who are aware that scientific work will never end and should always be studied.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Hakan ÇİFTCİ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hciftci@gazi.edu.tr)