GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SPIN MODELS IN STATISTICS MECHANICS/6101302
Course Title: SPIN MODELS IN STATISTICS MECHANICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr.Bülent KUTLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bkutlu
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bkutlu@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Using the statistical physics concepts to obtain the models which describes the critical behaviour of the physical systems and to able to solve them
Using spin models to suggest a model for the different physical systems and to able to solve the suggested model with numerical methods.







 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Phase transition and critical points,
2. Week  The scaling hypothesis,
3. Week  Universality, the partition function,
4. Week  Approximation methods, exactly solved models,
5. Week  The general Ising model,
6. Week  Nearst-neighbour interaction Ising model,
7. Week  Lattice gas,
8. Week  spin-1 Ising model,
9. Week  Onsegar solution
10. Week  Midterms
11. Week  Monte Carlo algorithms of Ising model
12. Week  Application of Monte Carlo Algorithm
13. Week  Cellular automaton algorithms of Ising model.
14. Week  Application of Cellular Automaton Algorithm II
15. Week  Application of Cellular Automaton Algorithm II
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  R.J. Baxter FRS, Exactly Solved Models in Statistical Mechanics, Academic Pres Inc. 1982. K.Huang, Statistical Mechanics, John Wiley&Sons, 1987. D.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
30
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
14
4
56
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
2
15
30
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop, enhance and deepen and obtain creative original definitions by combining current knowledge of the field and critical thinking and researchX
2comprehend interdisciplinary interactions and relations relevant to physics; analyze, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas and to obtain original results by using expertise knowledge of the field,X
3obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of searchX
4develop a new scientific method in the field or apply a known method to a different problemX
5research, understand, design, adopt and apply an original subjectX
6question, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideasX
7publishtheir original works in refereed journalsX
8develop original ideas and methods in the field and also in interdisciplinary fields by using higher level skills such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and judgmentsX
9present their works and original ideas effectively in a scientific environmentX
10communicate anddiscuss in advance level of writing, oral and visual in at least one foreign languageX
11introduce technological developmentsin anacademic and professional manner and contribute to theprogress of it societyX