The M.S. program in Physics comprises seven courses with at least 24 credits, a non-credit seminar course, and a Master's thesis. The elective courses are subject to advisor approval and may include at most two upper level undergraduate courses.
Yüksek Lisans Programı
| Kredi | ECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 501 |
Klasik Dinamik Principles of mechanics. Hamilton’s principle and Lagrange’s equations, conservation laws. The principle of least action. Lagrangian formalism: Central forces, rigid body motion, small oscillations. The Hamilton’s equation of motion, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations for continuous media. |
4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| PHYS 511 |
Elektromanyetik Teori I Electrostatics and magnetostatics. Time-dependent fields and Maxwell’s equations. Multipole expansion of the radiation field. The interaction of radiation with matter. Interference and diffraction. Wave guides and cavities. Electromagnetism and
relativity. |
4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| PHYS 531 |
Kuantum Mekaniği I Postulates. Harmonic oscillator. Hydrogen atom. Symmetries. Angular momentum. Spin. Addition of angular momentum. Identical particles. |
4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| PHYS 500 |
Fizikte Literatür Incelemesi Supervised reading and library work. Choice of material according to individual needs. |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 13 | 33 | 33 |
| Kredi | ECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- -- | Elective | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| PHYS 532 |
Kuantum Mekaniği II Bound state problems. Approximation methods. Time dependent and independent perturbation theories. Scattering theory. Applications. Introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics and path integrals.
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4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| PHYS 579 |
Lisansüstü Seminer Saminars offered by faculty, guest speakers, and/or graduate students designed to widen students’ perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics.
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0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| PHYS 541 |
Istatistik Mekanik I Laws of thermodynamics and their applications. Classical kinetic theory and the Boltzmann equation. Microcanonical, canonical and grandcanonical partition functions. Ideal quantum gases. Various applications in solid-state, nuclear and astrophysics.
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4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 |
| Kredi | ECTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 690 |
Yüksek Lisans Tezi Design and completion of a research project on a topic of student’s special interest under the supervision of a thesis advisor.
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0 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
