COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PARTICLE PHYSICS-I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5121 PARTICLE PHYSICS-I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

Learning the basic building blocks of matter and the laws of modern physics that governs them. Learning the basic concepts of the fundamental forces in nature, Standard Model and fundamental interactions of particles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Classification of fundamental particles and Standard Model
2   Fundamental forces, particle interactions in the Standard Model, Elementary Particle Dynamics.
3   Symmetries, Groups and Conservation Laws
4   Relativity, Four Vectors; Solution to Dirac Equation
5   Feynman Calculus

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics: Classification and Standard Model
2 Elementary Particle Dynamics, Fundamental Forces
3 QED, QCD, Weak Interaction and Decays
4 Relativistic Kinematics, Four Vectors, Energy and Momentum, Collisions
5 Symmetries, Groups and Conservation Laws
6 Flavor Symmetries, Parity and CP Violation
7 MIDTERM-I
8 The Feynman Calculus
9 Life Times and Cross-Sections Calculus
10 Quantum Electrodynamics (QED): Dirac Equation
11 The Feynman Rules for QED and Casimir's Trick and the Trace Theorems.
12 MIDTERM-II
13 Weak Interactions
14 Charged and Neutral Weak Interactions
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, I.J.R. Aitchison and A.J.G. Hey, Institute of Physics Publishing.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. David Griffiths (2008), Introduction to Elementary Particles 2nd Revised ed. , Wiley-VCH.
2. Francis Halzen, Alan D. Martin (1984). Quarks and leptons: an introductory course in modern particle physics , Oxford University Press, London.
3. Donald H. Perkins, (2000), Introduction to High Energy Physics , 4th edition, Cambridge University Press.

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 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 +RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exams and assignments are taken as the achievements of students for the semester.
2. Final exam will be added to the success of the study of midterms and assignments, thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. Students, who do not participate in Midterm exams and regularly do the assignments, not allowed entering the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhammed.deniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday at 09: 00 - 11: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 12 5 60
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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