The Department of Physics offers an undergraduate program that leads students to a wide range of academic and professional carreers in an environment with advanced research and learning facilities. All of the students are offered full scholarships.
The first two years of the program emphasizes general physics, mathematics and computer science courses. In the third and fourth years, students take higher-level physics courses and have the oppotunity to take elective courses in mathematics, electronics and computer science. Starting from the second year of the program, students may participate in double major and minor programs in engineering and other sciences. Students can also apply to be part of Erasmus student exchange programs and continue their education through one or two academic semesters at partner universities in Europe. A total of 134 credit hours of coursework must be completed to earn the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.).
The research topics addressed within the department are functional thin films, micro- and nano-structures, transport properties of low dimensional systems, radiation physics and archeological dating.
PHYSICS UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM | |||||
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FIRST YEAR | |||||
Fall Semester ( First Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
CHEM 101 | General Chemistry | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D1 |
ENG 101 | English I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | L |
IT 101 | Introduction to Computing | 2+0+2 | 3 | 5 | S |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | S |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | S |
PHYS 103 | Physics Laboratory I | 0+0+2 | 1 | 2 | D1 |
TUR 101 | Turkish I | 2+0+0 | 2 | 2 | H |
Semester Credits | 19 | 31 | |||
Spring Semester (Second Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
CSE 101 | Introduction to Programming | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | D1 |
ENG 102 | English II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | L |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | S |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | S |
PHYS 104 | Physics Laboratory II | 0+0+2 | 1 | 2 | D1 |
TUR 102 | Turkish II | 2+0+0 | 2 | 2 | H |
Semester Credits | 17 | 28 |
SECOND YEAR | |||||
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Fall Semester ( Third Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit/strong> | ECTS | Type | |
CSE 203 | Object Oriented Programming with Java | 2+0+2 | 3 | 6 | D1 |
ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 6 | SS |
HIST 101 | History of Turkish Republic I | 2+0+0 | 2 | 2 | H |
MATH 200 | Linear Algebra | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | S |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
PHYS 203 | General Physics III | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | D1 |
Semester Credits | 19 | 34 | |||
Spring Semester (Fourth Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
HIST 102 | History of Turkish Republic II | 2+0+0 | 2 | 2 | H |
MATH 212 | Complex Analysis I | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
MATH 220 | Differential Equations | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | D1 |
PHYS 212 | Modern Physics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 7 | D1 |
HSS Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | H | |
Semester Credits | 16 | 29 |
THIRD YEAR | |||||
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Fall Semester ( Fifth Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
EE 360 | Elektromagnetic Fields and Waves | 3+0+2 | 4 | 7 | D1 |
PHYS 333 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
PHYS 343 | Classical Mechanics | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
HSS Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | H | |
Complementary Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C | |
Semester Credits | 18 | 33 | |||
Spring Semester (Sixth Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
PHYS 334 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
PHYS 344 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3+0+2 | 4 | 8 | D1 |
PHYS 475 | Methods in Experimental Physics | 2+0+2 | 3 | 7 | D1 |
Complementary Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C | |
Free Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | F | |
Semester Credits | 17 | 33 |
FOURTH YEAR | |||||
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Fall Semester ( Seventh Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
PHYS 493 | Project I | 0+0+4 | 2 | 6 | D1 |
Deparmental Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 | |
Deparmental Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 | |
Complementary Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C | |
Free Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | F | |
Semester Credits | 14 | 26 | |||
Spring Semester (Eighth Semester) | T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | |
PHYS 494 | Project II | 0+0+4 | 2 | 6 | D1 |
Deparmental Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 | |
Deparmental Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 | |
Complementary Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C | |
Free Elective | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | F | |
Semester Credits | 14 | 26 |
C | Complementary Elective (Faculty) | H | Turkish, History, Humanities | SS | Social Science (Faculty) |
D1 | Departmental Core | L | Foreign Language | T | Theory |
D2 | Departmental Elective | P | Problem Hour | ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
F | Free Elective | S | Science Course | L* | Laboratory Hour |
T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | ||
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PHYS 453 | Nuclear Physics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 454 | Solid State Physics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 471 | Applied Modern Physics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 472 | Applied Modern Physics II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 474 | Spectroscopy | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 475 | Methods in Experimental Physics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 484 | Quantum Computation and Quantum Information | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 485 | Photonics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
PHYS 487 | Special Topics in Computational Physics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | D2 |
T-P-L* | Credit | ECTS | Type | ||
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CSE 110 | Discrete Computational Structures | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 300 | Internet and Web Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 301 | Object Oriented Programming with Java | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 302 | Java Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 304 | Principles of Programming Languages | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 312 | Analysis of Algorithms | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 335 | Systems Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 341 | Computer Organization | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 342 | Microprocessors | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 344 | Computer Architecture | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 415 | Theory of Computation | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 425 | Multimedia Techniques and Applications | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 431 | Computer Networks | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 434 | Network Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 436 | Communication Network Applications | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 440 | Parallel and Distributed Computing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 450 | Computer Graphics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 452 | Human Computer Interaction | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 460 | Artificial Intelligence | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 462 | Natural Language Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 465 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 481 | Special Topics in Computer Engineering I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
CSE 482 | Special Topics in Computer Engineering II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 203 | Simulation Tools | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 225 | Electrical Circuits | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 230 | Electronics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 240 | Logic Design | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 331 | Electronics II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 335 | Electronics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 338 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 350 | Signals and Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 352 | System Dynamics and Control | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 441 | Digital Electronics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 451 | Digital Signal Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 453 | Introduction to Image Processing | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 461 | Microwave Engineering | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 470 | Digital Communication Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 471 | Communication Engineering I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 472 | Communication Engineering II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 473 | Communication Electronics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 474 | Communication Simulation Tech & Lab | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 476 | Wireless Communications | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 477 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 478 | Satellite Communication | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
EE 484 | Special Topics in EE (Multimedia Processing & Communications) | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 242 | Engineering Economy | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 251 | Thermodynamics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 256 | Engineering Statistics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 303 | System Simulation | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 306 | Fundamentals of Operations Research | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 312 | Production & Service Operations Planning | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 321 | Industrial Production Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 334 | Quality Planning and Control | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 335 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 351 | Forecasting Methods | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 402 | Operations Research III | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 412 | Facilities Design Planning | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 413 | Supply Chain Management | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 433 | Ergonomics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 443 | Engineering Investment Decisions | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IE 481 | Special Topics in IE (Reliability) | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 213 | Internet and Web Programming | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 305 | Computer Organization | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 313 | Object Oriented Programming with Java | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 320 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 321 | Management Information Systems | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 407 | Fundamentals of Computer Networks | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 415 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 421 | Current Issues in Information System Analysis and Design | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 422 | Information Security | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 423 | Human Computer Interaction | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 425 | Multimedia Systems & Applications | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 431 | Business Data Analysis | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 432 | Medical Informatics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 433 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 434 | Fundamentals of E-Commerce | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 435 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 460 | TBD | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
IT 480 | Special Term Project | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 104 | Mathematics II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 142 | Discrete Mathematics | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 214 | Introduction to Mathematical Analysis | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 230 | Probability | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 231 | Statistics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 232 | Statistics II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 252 | Introduction to Mathematical Engineering | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 302 | Numerical Methods | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 311 | Introduction to Real Analysis | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 313 | Complex Analysis II | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 321 | Partial Differential Equations | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 323 | Calculus of Variations | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 324 | Methods of Applied Mathematics I | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 352 | Math.Theory of Elasticity | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 427 | Advanced Numerical Methods | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 441 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 451 | Math. Theory of Fluids | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 462 | Differential Geometry | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
MATH 490 | Project | 3+0+0 | 3 | 5 | C |
Course Code | Course Name | Credit |
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BIO 101 | Biology | (3+0+0) 3 |
Atomic basis of life and biomolecules; cell structure and function; cell metabolism; movement of materials across membranes; photosynthesis, fermentation and respiration; cell divisions; Mendelian genetics; molecular basis of genetics; control of gene expression; recombinant DNA technology; human genetics; mechanisms and evidence of evolution; the origin and history of life. | ||
BIO 150 | Introduction to Genetics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Mendelism; the basic principles and chromosomal basis of inheritance. Linkage, recombination, crossing over. Molecular structure of chromosomes. Structure and function of the genes. Mutations. Elementary principles of population and evolutionary genetics. | ||
CHEM 101 | General Chemistry | (3+0+0) 3 |
Why Teach Chemistry to Engineers? Matter-Its Properties and Measurement, Uncertainty and Significant Figures, Dimensional Analysis. Atoms and Atomic Theory, Atomic Mass and Mole Concept. Chemical Compounds, Molecular and Ionic Compounds, Composition, Oxidation States. Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry, Reactions in Solutions, Limiting Reactant. Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions, Precipitation, Acid-Base, and Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, Titrations. Gases, Gas Laws, Ideal Gas Equation, Gases in Reactions, Mixtures of Gases, Kinetic Molecular Theory. Electrons in Atoms, Electromagnetic Radiation, Atomic Spectra, Quantum Theory, Electron Configurations. The Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties. | ||
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | (3+0+0) 3 |
Standards and units; vectors and coordinate systems; kinematics, dynamics; work and energy; dynamics of system of particles; conservation of energy and momentum, collisions; rotational kinematics and dynamics; equilibrium of rigid bodies; oscillations. | ||
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | (3+0+0) 3 |
Charge and matter; electric field and Gauss' law; electric potential; capacitors; DC circuits; magnetic field; Ampere's law; Faraday's law; inductance; magnetic properties of matter; Maxwell's equations. | ||
PHYS 103 | Physics Laboratory I | (0+0+2) 1 |
Experiments on: work and energy; dynamics of system of particles; conservation of energy and momentum, collisions; rotational kinematics and dynamics; equilibrium of rigid bodies; oscillations. | ||
PHYS 104 | Physics Laboratory II | (0+0+2) 1 |
Experiments on: capacitors; DC circuits; magnetic field; Ampere's law; Faraday's law; inductance; magnetic properties of matter. | ||
PHYS 141 | Science and Nature I | (3+0+0) 3 |
The workings of nature (comprising the physical universe and living organisms). Introduction of some of the basic concepts of our knowledge of nature; natural laws in their interconnectivity; the way science operates, the method of scientific thinking. Probing a scientific question in practice. The answers that we have -or don't have as yet. | ||
PHYS 142 | Science and Nature II | (3+0+0) 3 |
Newton's laws of motion. Electric and magnetic fields. The universe. Perturbation of an equilibrium system. The size and structure of an atom. Periodic table. Kinetics of a chemical reaction. Some of the important molecules in living organisms and their functions. The structure of DNA and the mechanism of heredity. Analysis and determination of symmetrical structures in nature, molecular structures and crystals. Interaction and variation of living populations. Biological evolution. | ||
PHYS 203 | General Physics III | (3+0+2) 4 |
Oscillations; gravitation; fluid mechanics; wave phenomena, temperature and thermodynamics; traveling waves; principle of superposition; modulations; pulses and wave packets; electromagnetic waves; reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction and polarization; interferometry. | ||
PHYS 212 | Modern Physics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Wave properties of matter. Introduction to quantum theory, the quantum numbers, atomic transitions, statistical mechanics; band theory and solids, nuclear models. | ||
PHYS 333 | Quantum Mechanics I | (3+0+2) 4 |
Wave packets and uncertainty; the postulates of quantum mechanics; eigenfunctions and eigenvalues; simple problems in one dimension; general structure of wave mechanics, harmonic oscillators, the hydrogen atom. | ||
PHYS 334 | Quantum Mechanics II | (3+0+2) 4 |
Operator methods in quantum mechanics; path integral formulation of quantum mechanics; systems of many degrees of freedom; symmetry; rotational invariance and angular momentum, perturbation theory. (Prerequisite: PHYS 333) |
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PHYS 343 | Classical Mechanics | (3+0+2) 4 |
Elements of Newtonian mechanics; motion of particle; motion of system of particles; motion of rigid body; gravitation; central force problems; special theory of relativity. Principles of least action; Lagrange's equations of motion; Hamilton's equations of motion; theory of small vibrations. | ||
PHYS 344 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | (3+0+2) 4 |
Basic probability concepts; elementary kinetic theory; classical microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; classical ideal gas; equipartition of energy; quantum mechanical ensembles; ideal Fermi and Bose systems; black body radiation, phonons, the electron gas; magnetism; introductory nonequilibrium statistical physics. | ||
PHYS 453 | Nuclear Physics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Introduction to subatomic particles; properties of nuclei and nucleons; spin and magnetic moments; nuclear reactions; radioactivity; alpha and beta decays; nucleon interactions and nucleon scattering at low energies; nuclear models; elementary particles. (Prerequisite: PHYS 333) |
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PHYS 454 | Solid State Physics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Crystal diffraction; crystal binding; phonons and lattice vibrations; thermal, acoustic and optical properties; free electron model; quantum theory of solids, energy bands, tight binding approximation; semiconductors. Diamagnetism and paramagnetism; ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism. (Prerequisite: PHYS 344, PHYS 333) |
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PHYS 471 | Applied Modern Physics I | (3+0+0) 3 |
Geometric optics; electromagnetic waves; Maxwell equations; polarization; speed of light; basic optic measurements: focal length; optical instruments; geometric and wave behaviour of light; Newton rings; optical properties of materials; frequency spectrum, interferometric and spectroscopic measurements. | ||
PHYS 472 | Applied Modern Physics II | (3+0+0) 3 |
Electron charge/mass determination, electron, photon and neutron spectroscopy; electron spin resonance spectroscopy; emission and absorption spectra; Balmer series of hydrogen; Frank-Hertz experiment; determination of Planck's constant; radioactive decay; gamma and beta spectroscopy; radioactivity; half-life and half-thickness measurements. | ||
PHYS 474 | Spectroscopy | (3+0+0) 3 |
Basic principle of spectroscopy, interaction of energy with matter, spectroscopic measurements and analysis, spin-orbit interaction, molecular structure and spectra, fluorescence and phosphorescence, Zeeman effect, mass spectroscopy. Atomic absorption spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform spectroscopy. (Prerequisite: EE 361, PHYS 334) |
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PHYS 475 | Methods in Experimental Physics | (2+0+2) 3 (7 ECTS) |
Principles of experimentation. Statistical data analysis: error calculation, error propagation, least squares curve fitting, Poisson ve Gauss distributions, chi-square test for a distribution. Selected experiments in modern physics such as Frank-Hertz experiment, Balmer series, electron-spin resonance. Optical transmission and reflection measurements. Radiation physics and archaeological dating. | ||
PHYS 484 | Quantum Computation and Quantum Information | (3+0+0) 3 |
Special topics in physics. | ||
PHYS 485 | Photonics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Maxwell's equations and light propagation. Interference, temporal and spatial coherence. Diffraction and diffraction gratings. Dielectric waveguides and optical fibers; dispersion in optical fibers. Polarization, interaction of light and matter. Light propagation in crystals; birefringence, optical activity. Electro-optic effects: Pockels and Kerr effects with electro-optic devices based on the Pockels and Kerr cells. Acousto-optic modulators and magneto-optic effect. Nonlinear optics and 2nd Harmonic Generation. Semiconductor fundamentals. Stimulated emission, gas lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser amplifiers. Quantum wells, quantum dots, VCSELs, and holography. Semiconductor photon detectors. | ||
PHYS 487 | Special Topics in Computational Physics | (3+0+0) 3 |
Special topics in physics. |