COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTUM MECHANIC I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3043 QUANTUM MECHANIC I ELECTIVE 4 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

To provide basic level of understanding of the principles of quantum physics, to produce solutions to the simple physical problems from the perspective of quantum physics, and to gain a quantum mechanical point of view by comparing these solutions with classical physics and experimental measurements, which provides a base for current physics theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to show the structure and basic properties of quantum mechanical wave function,
2   Will be able to produce solutions to the one-dimensional and three dimensional quantum mechanics problems by applying mathematical techniques in quantum theory,
3   Will be able to solve the Schrödinger Equation for Infinite Square Well, Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Free Particle, Delta function and Finite Square Sell Potentials,
4   Will be able to calculate the expectation values of some physical quantities and understand the Uncertainty Principle,
5   Will be able to obtain eigenvalues and eigenstates of quantum systems by using algebraic methods,
6   Will be able to solve problems for ground and excited states by using ladder operators
7   Will be able to solve problems in three dimension in Spherical Coordinates and understand the concept of angular momentum and spin,
8   Learning the Identical Particles and their properties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Wave Function, Schrödinger Equation
2 Normalization, Momentum, Uncertainty Principle
3 Time- Independent Schrödinger Equation, Stationary States
4 Harmonic Oscillator, Free Particle, Infinite Square Well
5 Delta-Function Potential, Finite Square Well
6 Observables , Operators, Eingenvalues and Eigenfunctions, Expectation Values
7 Generalized Statistical Interpretation
8 Uncertainty Principle , Dirac Notation
9 Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions
10 Schrödinger Equation in Spherical Coordinates
11 Angular Momentum and Spin
12 Identical Particles, Two-particle Systems
13 Mid term exam
14 Mid term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, David J. Griffiths, Benjamin Cummings, 2004.,

Supplementary Books:
1) Quantum Physics, S. Gasiorowicz, John Wiley & Sons, 1974.
2) Introductory to Quantum Mechanics, Richard L. Liboff, Addison-Wesley, 2002
3) Quantum Mechanics, Leonard I. Schiff, McGraw-Hill, 1968
4) Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles, R. Eisberg and R. Resnick, John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
5) Kuantum Mekaniği 1, Tekin Dereli, Abdullah Verçin, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yayıncılık
6) Kuantum Mekaniğine Giriş, Bekir Karaoğlu, Seyir Yayıncılık, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Method of Expression
2. Question & Answer Techniques
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +FIN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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