COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Introduction to Particle Physics I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 401
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Problem Solving
Q&A
Role Playing
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to describe the underlying principles of the nature’s functioning by teaching elementary particles and their interactions.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • calculate decay rates and cross sections.
  • use Feynman rules in quantum eloctrodynamics.
  • explain the elastic and inelastic electron-proton scattering and electron-positron annihilation experiments.
  • implement the symmetries in quantum mechanics into the particle physics.
  • discuss the symmetry governing the strong interaction.
  • distinguish between mesons and baryons.
  • apply the local gauge principle.
  • explain the source of the strong interaction.
Course Description In this course, fundamental subjects in particle physics will be introduced, such as the concept of cross section, Dirac equation, quantum electrodynamics, elastic and inelastic electron-proton scattering, symmetries and quark model and quantum chromodynamics will be discussed in this course.

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Decay rates and cross sections Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 3, 58-78. ISBN: 9781107034266
2 Dirac equation Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 4, 80-95. ISBN: 9781107034266
3 Dirac equation Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 4, 96-112. ISBN: 9781107034266
4 Interaction by particle exchange Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 5, 114-127. ISBN: 9781107034266
5 Electron-positron annihilation Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 6, 128-144. ISBN: 9781107034266
6 Electron-proton elastic scattering Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 7, 160-176. ISBN: 9781107034266
7 Deep inelastic scattering - Midterm exam 1 Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 8, 178-189. ISBN: 9781107034266
8 Deep inelastic scattering Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 8, 190-206. ISBN: 9781107034266
9 Symmetries and quark model Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 9, 207-223. ISBN: 9781107034266
10 Symmetries and quark model Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 9, 223-238. ISBN: 9781107034266
11 Quantum chromodynamics Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 10, 242-252. ISBN: 9781107034266
12 Quantum chromodynamics - Midterm exam 2 Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 10, 253-261. ISBN: 9781107034266
13 Quantum chromodynamics Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 10, 262-271. ISBN: 9781107034266
14 Quantum chromodynamics Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Chapter 10, 271-282. ISBN: 9781107034266
15 Semester review
16 Final Exams
Course Notes/Textbooks

Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2013). ISBN: 9781107034266
Suggested Readings/Materials

Brian R. Martin and Graham Shaw, Particle Physics, 4th ed. (Wiley, 2017). ISBN: 9781118912164

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
50
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
17
Final Exams
1
24
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,

 X
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest