GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GENERAL RELATIVITY/FİZ4135
Course Title: GENERAL RELATIVITY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 7 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
To be able to comprehend the basic principles of general and special relativity and apply them to physical problems.
To derive the Einstein equation from the principle of action.
To be able to define Stress-Energy-Momentum tensor.
The canonical of Schwarzschild solutions of vacuum equations definition and understanding of Birkhoff's theorem.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Special relativity, Newtonian relativity
2. Week  Coordinate symmetry transformations
3. Week  Metric tensor, geodesic, curvature
4. Week  Covariant derivative, curvature tensor, curvilinear coordinates, non-tensor quantities
5. Week  Bianchi relations, Riccitensor
6. Week  Einstein's law of mass gravitation
7. Week  Gravitational red shift
8. Week  Mid-term exam, Schwarzchild's solution, Black holes
9. Week  Tensor densities, Gauss and Stokes theorems
10. Week  Harmonic coordinates, Electromagnetic field,
11. Week  Regulation of Einstein equations in matter
12. Week  Material energy tensor, Principle of mass-gravitational action
13. Week  Action for continuous matter distribution, Action for electromagnetic field,
14. Week  Comprehensive action principle.
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
1
10
 Quiz
0
0
 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
2
4
 Material Design and Implementation
5
1
5
 Report Preparing
1
2
2
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
0
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 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. Özlem YEŞİLTAŞ )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yesiltas)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (yesiltas@gazi.edu.tr)