GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM FILED THEORY/FİZ4134
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM FILED THEORY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Comprehension of thoretical modalities in relativistic quantum field theory
Write field equations for scalar, Lagrangian equations for spinor and vector spaces and show invariant Lorentz transformations of field equations
Proove Noether's theorem and comprehend its importance
Make spectrum analyses of real and complex quantization of scalar fields by using canonical commutation relations
Comprehend and sketch Feynmann diagrams

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction, Review of relativistic theories
2. Week  Classical Lagrangian field theory
3. Week  Relativistic equations: Klein-Gordon equation
4. Week  Relativistic equations: Klein-Gordon equation (Quantisation)
5. Week  Relativistic equation: Dirac equation
6. Week  Relativistic equation: Dirac equation
7. Week  Relativistic equation: Dirac equation (Quantisation)
8. Week  Lorentz Invariant relativistic field equations
9. Week  Midterm, Electromagnetic field
10. Week  Electromagnetic field
11. Week  Interfering fields
12. Week  Feynmann diagrams
13. Week  Feynmann diagrams
14. Week  Cross sectional calculations
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
2
3
6
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
4
8
 Material Design and Implementation
5
1
5
 Report Preparing
1
6
6
 Preparing a Presentation
1
6
6
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
5
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
0
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
81
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.24
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- 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. Özlem YEŞİLTAŞ )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://dialup-06.gazi.edu.tr/site/yesiltas)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (yesiltas@gazi.edu.tr)