Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / FİZ304 - PHYSICS

Code: FİZ304 Course Title: STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS II Theoretical+Practice: 4+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department PHYSICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BAYRAM DEVİREN (bayram.deviren@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To provide an information and to applications the probability, basic concepts, entropy, distribution functions, distributive functions, fermions, bosons, and photons in statistical physics,

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Knows and can interpret the probability and other basic concepts in statistical physics. PO-1 To demonstrate their knowledge of the basic scientific principles and fundamental concepts and skills of the field.
PO-2 To solve problems utilizing scientific reasoning quantitative methods, and acquired knowledge and skills.
PO-3 Communicate scientific ideas clearly and effectively.
PO-5 To connect physical principals and laws to problems.
Examination
Quiz
Performance Project
LO-2 Knows classical statistical physics postulas. PO-1 To demonstrate their knowledge of the basic scientific principles and fundamental concepts and skills of the field.
PO-2 To solve problems utilizing scientific reasoning quantitative methods, and acquired knowledge and skills.
PO-3 Communicate scientific ideas clearly and effectively.
PO-5 To connect physical principals and laws to problems.
Examination
Quiz
Performance Project
LO-3 Can obtain the basic information about the probability, thermodynamic laws, distribution functions, and also know the entropy, fermion, boson, heat, temperature. PO-1 To demonstrate their knowledge of the basic scientific principles and fundamental concepts and skills of the field.
PO-2 To solve problems utilizing scientific reasoning quantitative methods, and acquired knowledge and skills.
PO-3 Communicate scientific ideas clearly and effectively.
PO-5 To connect physical principals and laws to problems.
Examination
Quiz
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Probability in statistical physics, basic concepts in statistical physics, entropy in statistical physics, distribution functions in statistical physics, distributive functions in statistical physics, fermions, bosons, and photons.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Probability in statistical physics Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
2 Binomial distribution Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
3 Gauss and Poisson distributions Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
4 Postulates in classic statistical physics Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
5 Maxwell-Boltzmann particles Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
6 Entropy and temperature Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
7 Chemical potential Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The laws of thermodynamics Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
10 Boson’ distribution function Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
11 Fermions’ distribution function Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
12 Photon’ distribution function Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
13 Distribution functions Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
14 Properties of fermions and boson systems Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
15 Photon gas Course lectures and presentation, Question ans answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İstatistik Fizik Berkeley Fizik Dersleri, Cilt: 5, F. Reif, Bilim Yayınları. İstatistik Mekaniğe Giriş, Bekir Karaoğlu, Seyir Ders Kitapları.
Required Course instruments and materials
[1] ?statistik Fizik, Prof. Dr. Fevzi Apayd?n; Hacettepe Üniversitesi yay?nlar?. [2] ?statistik Fizik Berkeley Fizik Dersleri, Cilt: 5, F. Reif, Bilim Yay?nlar?. [3] ?statistik Mekani?e Giri?, Bekir Karao?lu, Seyir Ders Kitaplar?.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 3 14 42
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 8 24
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 178