COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY-II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5154 DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY-II 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 SERPIL ŞAKIROĞLU

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

To provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and applications of DFT which is the most effective method for the calculation of ground state structural and electronic properties of molecules and solids.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of the concepts of Thomas-Fermi and related models
2   Being able to describe a practical computational scheme in DFT, the Kohn-Sham Method
3   Being able to explain the basic idea of time-dependent DFT
4   Apply the density functional theory methods to the simulations of molecules, surface and bulk samplescquire the knowledge of the formal properties of functionals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Thomas-Fermi ans related models
2 Thomas-Fermi and related models (continued)
3 The Kohn-Sham method: Basic principles
4 The Kohn-Sham method: Basic principles (continued)
5 The Kohn-Sham method: Elaboration
6 The Kohn-Sham method: Elaboration (continued)
7 Presentation of assignments
8 Repetition of topics
9 Extensions
10 Time-dependent density functional theory
11 Time-dependent density functional theory (continued)
12 Hands-on tutorial
13 Presentation of assignments
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

R. G. Parr and W. Yang, Density-functional theory of atoms and molecules, Oxford, 1989

Supplementary Book(s):
1. C. Fiolhais, F. Nogueria, M. Marques (Eds.), A Primer in Density Functioanl Theory, Springer, Nevyork, 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussing
4. Assignement

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. Final exam will be added to the success of the study of midterms and assignments, thereby the student's success will be determined.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serpil.sakiroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 15 75
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 206

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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