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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2AMN521SOLIDS STATE PHYSICS3+0+037,512.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Describing atomic bonding in solids at the atomistic level.
Distinguishing crystal structures.
Determining the electrical and thermal properties of solids.
Course Content The aim of this course is to provide basic knowledge about the atomic structure of solids and to explain their physical and electrical properties using quantum theory. This course covers crystal structures, symmetries, Bragg diffraction, reciprocal lattice, Brillouin zones, bonding, lattice vibrations: phonons, thermal properties, Einstein model, Debye model, Hall effect, free electron model, Fermi gas, semiconductors and fermi surfaces.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Murat Durandurdu murat.durandurdu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Solid State Physics by Kittle

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %50
Engineering %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 20
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 30
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Seminer 1 3 3
Ders dışı çalışma 14 2 28
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 2 8 16
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 89

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To understand the types of bonding in Solids
2 To recognize different crystal structures and to understand basic crystallography
3 To learn the relationship between phonons and thermal capacity and different thermal properties.
4 To understand energy bands, forbidden energy range and semiconductors.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Atomic structure, Rutherford Model, Hydrogen Bohr Model; Hydrogen Atom spectra
2 Introduction to quantum mechanics, De Broglie, Heisenberg and Schrödinger Equation, Quantum numbers of many electron systems
3 Introduction to quantum mechanics, De Broglie, Heisenberg and Schrödinger Equation, Quantum numbers of many electron systems
4 Crystal Structures
5 Crystal Structures
6 Reciprocal Lattice
7 Bonding in Solids
8 Phonons I -Crystal oscillations
9 Phonons I -Crystal oscillations
10 Free Electron Model
11 Energy Bands
12 Semiconductors
13 Semiconductors
14 Metals and Fermi Surfaces

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 4 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
C1 2 2 2 1 4 1 1
C2 3 2 1 3 1
C3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
C4 4 2 2 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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