Students specialize in issues related to quantum mechanics and will develop solving skills in high level of the physical problems of the quantum mechanics.
1- Gasiorowicsz, S. (1996). Quantum Physics. New York: John Wiley.
2- Cansoy, Ç. (1994). Kuvantum Mekaniği. İstanbul: İ.Ü.Fen Fakültesi.
3- Bohm, D. (1956). Quantum Theory. Prentice-Hall.
Other Sources
1- Powel, J., Crasemann, B. (1961). Quantum Mechanics. London: Addison-Wesley Publ. Comp.
2- Merzbacher, E. (1961). Quantum Mechanics. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
3- Schiff, L.I. (1968). Quantum Mechanics. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Wave packets of the free particle
2. Week
Schrödinger Equation.
3. Week
Physical meaning of the wave function.
4. Week
Operator formalism of the quantum mechanics.
5. Week
Expectation values.
6. Week
One dimensional solution of Schrödinger equation.
7. Week
Harmonic oscillator.
8. Week
Hydrogen atom.
9. Week
Hilbert Space.
10. Week
Linear operators,expectation value of a linear operator,matrix
representation of a linear operator.
11. Week
Hermitian operators, eigenvalue and eigenvectors of hermitian operators.
12. Week
Commutators and the general form of the Uncertainity Principle.
13. Week
Common eigenvectors of comutative operators.
14. Week
Unitary transformation.
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To acquire the ability of deeply understanding physical concepts, by extending knowledge and experience in physics.
PO-2
To be able to understand, interpret, and synthesise interdisciplinary relations.
PO-3
To be able to transfer field-specific information to other work groups in written, oral, and visual ways.
PO-4
To be able to identify and evaluate problems relevant to the mastering field, by using various databases and bibliographic resources.
PO-5
To be able to use the theoretical and applied information which is learned within the mastering field, with the help of information technologies.
PO-6
To understand the fundamentals of physics in an advanced way and to acquire the ability of problem solving.
PO-7
To adopt acting in accordance with scientific ethics.
PO-8
To acquire the ability of reading and writing in at least one foreign language.
PO-9
To be able to follow recent developments in the mastering field of physics, by making extensive scans of the literature.
PO-10
To be able to develop individual decision and creativity skills.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Students will develop their knowledge at the level of expertice on issues related to quantum mechanics
LO-2
They critically evaluate knowledge related to quantum mechanics
LO-3
They coprehend in depth the relationship between quantum mechanics and the
other issues of physics and the effect of quantum mechanics to these.
LO-4
They are able to use the knowledge from the quantum mechanics in other area of
physics such as nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, solid state physics.
LO-5
They will develop their ability at high level to solve the physical problems of quantum
mechanics.
