COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR EVERYONE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 0005 QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR EVERYONE ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

Biology
Computer Science
Mathematics (English)
Physics
Chemistry
Statistics

Course Objective

1. To learn the basic ideas of quantum mechanics with a method that requires no complicated math.
2. Come to understand what a quantum particle is in the world of the ultrasmall.
3. To become aware of the truth that much of what you have learned about the quantum world is either incomplete or wrong.
4. To explore the dual particle and wave nature of light, which we call a quantum particle.
5. To discovered what spin is and how it is manipulated by magnets.
6. To learn basic concept of spin, how quantum particles can be entangled, and how Einstein's hidden theory cannot be correct.
7. To be able to describe in detail what happens to an effective magnet that moves through an inhomogeneous magnetic field.
8. To be able to describe the details of a classical Stern-Gerlach experiment run with magnetic needles or current loops.
9. To Learn the basics of probability theory.
10. To calculate probability in quantum world following its basic definition.
11. To compute probabilities for quantum events with spin.
12. To explain what the quantum mystery is.
13. To apply quantum ideas to understand partial reflection of light, interaction-free measurements, and particle indistinguishability.
14. To look at how, using quantum interference, we can measure the presence of an object without interacting with it, also known as "quantum seeing in the dark."

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Come to understand what a quantum particle is in the world of the ultra-small
2   Become aware of the truth that much of what you have learned about the quantum world is either incomplete or wrong
3   Describe in detail what happens to an effective magnet that moves through an inhomogeneous magnetic field
4   Discover what spin is and how it is manipulated by magnets
5   Describe the details of a classical Stern-Gerlach experiment run with magnetic needles or current loops
6   Learned the basics of probability theory, Calculate the probabilities of occurrence of random events, Calculate probability following its basic definition
7   Realize that quantum particles only remember the last thing that was measured about them
8   Predict the results of repeated measurements on quantum particles and how to analyze experiments with analyzer-loops
9   Be able to explain what the quantum mystery is, Have your first experience with quantum weirdness
10   Identify how one can erase which-way information and restore interference
11   Explain how two quantum particles can be entangled, Describe how Einstein's hidden variable theory cannot be correct
12   Describe the dual particle and wave nature of light (and other quantum particles)
13   Describe what a quantum particle is
14   Use the quantum theory to describe partial reflection, Develop Feynman's model for how light travels from one point to another employing the rules of quantum mechanics
15   Describe how light appears to travel in straight lines, what happens when light is forced to travel through a narrow slit, and how this depends on the color of the light
16   Articulate the bizarre results of the two slit experiment and be able to calculate them using our quantum rules, Explain what the quantum mystery is
17   Apply our quantum theory of light to mirrors, diffraction gratings and lenses, Use the quantum theory to describe how mirrors, diffraction gratings, and lenses all work
18   Determine how quantum interference can allow one to measure the presence of an object without interacting with it (This is a phenomenon which is also called "quantum seeing in the dark ), Articulate how to see something without looking, Explain how it is similar to a two-slit experiment, and propose useful experiments with it
19   Explain how interferometry works, which is one of the most precise experimental tools in physics
20   Summarize the concepts of infinity, limits, polarization of light, and how they are combined within an interaction-free measurement, Explain how to control polarization, change polarization and use it in the quantum Zeno effect (where measuring the polarization stops the polarization from rotating)
21   Describe how an efficient interaction-free measurement can be performed, Explain how to measure something without interacting with it
22   Be able to apply quantum ideas to understand partial reflection of light, interaction-free measurements, and particle indistinguishability, Identify what identical particle correlations are

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classical mechanics of moving magnets in a magnetic field
2 Probability and Quantum Probability
3 Stern-Gerlach analyzer-loop
4 The two slit experiment
5 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox and Bell's inequality
6 The quantum mechanics of light, wave or particle
7 Exploring the quantum nature of light.
8 Quantum theory of light:
9 Advanced quantum ideas with light:
10 Introduction to quantum seeing in the dark
11 Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
12 The Quantum Zeno Effect
13 Quantum Seeing in the Dark
14 Identical particles and the Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. David Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed. Pearson.
2. Richard L. Liboff, Introductory Quantum Mechanics, Pearson.
3. Robert Eisberg, Robert Resnick, Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, Willey.
4. Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Shankar, Springer.
5. Stephen Gasiorowicz, Quantum Physics, Willey.
6. David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, Willey.

Supplementary Book(s):
1. J.J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Revised Edition.
2. Zettili, Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, , Willey.

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 MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + 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

Tuesday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 5 4 20
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 5 1 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

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