COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5162 ADVANCED MOLECULAR PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN KARABIYIK

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

To identification of experimental and theoretical methods used in molecular physics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to gain a knowledge about experimental and theoretical methods used in molecular physics
2   To be able to comprehend the importance of interdisciplinary researches
3   To be able to recognize the principles governing the systems of many-body particles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Molecular Physics
2 Mechanical Properties of the Molecules
3 Molecules in an external field
4 Chemical Bonding Mechanisms
5 Symmetry and Symmetry Operations
6 Many-electron problems
7 Hartree-Fock Approach
8 Approaches based on Electron Density
9 MIDTERM
10 Density Matrices
11 Electronic Structures of Molecules
12 Molecular Spectroscopy
13 Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
14 Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules
15 Raman Spectroscopy

Recomended or Required Reading

Molecular Physics and Elements of Quantum Chemistry, Hermann Haken and Hans Christoph Wolf, Springer, 2003.

Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry, G. C. Shatz and N. A. Ratner, Dover Publications, New York, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Problem solving
3. Presentations
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** 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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.karabiyik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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