Academic Catalog

Courses given by the Department of Physics

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PHYS101 PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS105 GENERAL PHYSICS I 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS106 GENERAL PHYSICS II 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS107 PHYSICS LABORATORY I 2 1 2 5.0
PHYS108 PHYSICS LABORATORY II 2 1 2 5.0
PHYS109 MECHANICS 5 5 0 7.5
PHYS110 ELECTROMAGNETISM 5 5 0 7.5
PHYS111 PHYSICS I (MECHANICS) 5 4 2 6.0
PHYS112 PHYSICS II (ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM) 5 4 2 6.0
PHYS181 BASIC PHYSICS I 5 4 2 5.0
PHYS182 BASIC PHYSICS II 5 4 2 5.0
PHYS200 BASICS OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATION 3 2 2 5.0
PHYS202 MODERN PHYSICS 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS203 INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS I 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS209 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS I 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS210 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS II 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS213 GENERAL PHYSICS III 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS221 OPTICS AND WAVES 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS222 OPTICS AND WAVES LABORATORY 3 1 4 5.0
PHYS251 PROPERTIES OF MATTER I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS252 PROPERTIES OF MATTER II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS260 PHYSICS OF SPORTS AND GAMES 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS283 OPTICS AND MODERN PHYSICS 4 4 0 5.0
PHYS300 QUANTUM PHYSICS 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS305 ANALOG ELECTRONICS 4 3 2 5.0
PHYS306 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS 4 3 2 5.0
PHYS307 APPLIED MODERN PHYSICS 3 1 4 6.0
PHYS308 EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICS 3 1 4 6.0
PHYS312 ELEMENTARY CONDENSED MATTER PHYS. 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS318 PHYSICS OF FLUIDS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS328 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND PARTICLES 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS331 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS332 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS335 CLASSICAL MECHANICS I 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS336 CLASSICAL MECHANICS II 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS343 INTRODUCTORY COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS 3 2 2 5.0
PHYS353 PHYSICS OF ENERGY 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS360 SCIENCE IN HISTORY 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS400 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS 3 2 2 6.0
PHYS402 NUCLEAR PHYSICS I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS403 NUCLEAR PHYSICS II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS404 NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS407 PARTICLE PHYSICS I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS408 PARTICLE PHYSICS II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS409 PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS410 PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS415 PROJECTS IN PHYSICS 3 0 6 5.0
PHYS417 PRIN.OF MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT. I 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS418 PRIN.OF MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENT.II 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS419 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS I 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS420 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS II 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS425 INTRODUCTION TO LASER PHYSICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS426 LASERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS427 INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS428 INTRODUC. TO MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS429 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 4 4 0 10.0
PHYS430 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS431 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS432 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 4 4 0 6.0
PHYS434 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS III 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS435 INT. TO NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYS.& CHAO I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS436 INT.TO NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYS.& CHAO II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS437 PRACTICAL QUANTUM COMPUTING FOR SCIENTISTS 3 2 2 5.0
PHYS439 PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS440 PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS441 SCIETOMETRIC ANALYSIS IN PHYSICS 3 3 0 0.0
PHYS443 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS I 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS444 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II 4 3 2 6.0
PHYS445 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS 3 2 2 6.0
PHYS448 INTRO.TO STOCHASTIC PROCESSES IN PHYSICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS450 HEALTH PHYSICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS455 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS456 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS471 SOLAR ENERGY I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS481 SPECIAL RELATIVITY 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS482 GENERAL RELATIVITY 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS485 STRING THEORY I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS486 STRING THEORY II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS491 GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY IN PHYSICS I 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS492 GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY IN PHYSICS II 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS493 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR PHYSICISTS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS495 GROUP THEORY IN PHYSICS 3 3 0 5.0
PHYS500 M.S. THESIS 0 0 0 50.0
PHYS501 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS502 ANALYTICAL MECHANICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS503 METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS504 METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS505 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS506 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS507 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS508 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS510 SELECTED TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 3 0 0 8.0
PHYS513 GRAVITATION AND COSMOLOGY I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS514 GRAVITATION AND COSMOLOGY II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS515 GROUP REPRESENTATIONS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS516 THEORY OF SPINORS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS517 NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATIONS AND SOLITONS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS518 SIMULATIONS OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS523 MOLECULAR PHYSICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS526 PLASMA PHYSICS 3 8.0
PHYS527 OPTOELECTRONICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS531 SOLID STATE THEORY I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS532 SOLID STATE THEORY II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS533 THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS535 FUNDAMENTALS OF SILICON TECHNOLOGY I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS536 FUNDAMENTALS OF SILICON TECHNOLOGY II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS537 MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS539 OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTORS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS540 SEL.TOPICS IN HIGH ENERGY PHYS. 3 0 0 8.0
PHYS541 QUANTUM FIELD THEORY I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS542 QUANTUM FIELD THEORY II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS543 ADVANCED PARTICLE PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS545 PARTICLE PHYSICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS546 PARTICLE PHYSICS II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS547 TECHNIQUES OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS548 SUPERSYMMETRY AND SUPERGRAVITY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS549 GEOMETRY OF GAUGE FIELDS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS551 NUCLEAR PHYSICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS552 NUCLEAR PHYSICS II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS557 INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS558 SPECIAL TOPICS IN TH.PHYS.I 9 0 0 18.0
PHYS561 MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS562 PLASMA PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS563 SOLAR AND PLANETARY PLASMA PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS564 FUNDAMENTALS OF FUSION PLASMA SYSTEMS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS569 APPLICATIONS OF PLASMA PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS573 PHYSICS OF SOLAR ENERGY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS577 X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND ULTRASONICS I 3 2 2 8.0
PHYS578 X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND ULTRASONICS II 3 2 2 8.0
PHYS583 NEUTRINO PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS584 INTRODUCTION TO SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY (SPM) 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS585 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN PLASMA PHYSICS 3 2 2 8.0
PHYS586 INTRODUCTION TO NANOOPTICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS591 SEMINAR IN PHYSICS 0 0 2 10.0
PHYS599 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN PHYSICS 0 1 0 10.0
PHYS600 PH.D. THESIS 0 0 0 130.0
PHYS691 SEMINAR IN PHYSICS II 0 0 2 10.0
PHYS704 PHENOMENOLOGY OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS705 STELLAR OSCILLATIONS&STABILITY PROBLEMS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS709 NUM.SIM.METH.IN CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS710 QUANTUM COMPUTATION 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS715 PARTICLE DATA ANALY.IN HIGH ENERGY PHYS. 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS716 MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT DEVICES OF PLASMA 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS718 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS719 SILICON BASED LARGE AREA ELECTRONICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS722 SILICON BASED LARGE AREA ELECT. II 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS723 NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATIONS AND SOLITONS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS724 ADVANCED HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS725 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTER.AND THIN FILM ANA 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS726 OPT.PROPER.OF SEMIN.HETEROJ.AND NANOC. 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS728 ELECTROMAG.WAVES AND ELECTRO-OPTICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS730 HIGGS BOSON THEORY AND PHENOMENOLOGY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS735 INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS736 EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORIES IN HEP 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS737 TOPICS IN QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS738 OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS741 COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE I 3 2 2 8.0
PHYS743 COMPUTATIONAL SYMMETRY IN SOLID STATE 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS745 SPECTROSCOPY IN X-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS749 SPIN RESONANCE 3 2 2 8.0
PHYS750 MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS751 INTRODUCTION TO NANOOPTICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS752 PHOTONICS LIGHT - MATTER INTERACTIONS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS753 QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES ON FUZZY SPACES 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS754 QUANTUM OPTICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS755 QUANTUM MATTER AND MANY-BODY THEORY 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS771 FUNDAMENTALS OF PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS777 BOOTSTRAP METHODS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS I 3 3 0 8.0
PHYS799 ORIENTATION GRADUATE SEMINARS 0 0 2 10.0
PHYS5555 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PRACTICE 0 0 0 1.0