Information Package / Course Catalogue
Classical Field Theory
Course Code: FİZ302
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Studying how physical fields such as electromagnetic, gravitational and scalar fields interact with matter.

Course Content

Relativity, particles and fields, Maxwell’s equations, fields and classical mechanics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Cenk AKYÜZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students explain Lorentz transformation and its meaning.
2.Students explain the concept of 4-vectors.
3.Students explain the laws of relative motion.
4.Students express the principles of the classical field theory.
5.Students explain the length contraction and time dilation phenomenon.
6.Students express Maxwell’s equations and their meanings.
7.Students solve and interpret simple problems related to situations involving moving charges.
8.Students explain the principle of least action.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory, L. Susskind, A. Friedman, Penguin UK, 2017.
2.The Classical Theory of Fields, Vol.2, L. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Pergamon Press, 1975.
3.Introduction to Classical Field Theory, J. L. Lancaster, Morgan & Claypool Pub., 2018.
4.Classical Field Theory, F. E. Low, Wiley, 2008.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Principles of Relativity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Lorentz Transformations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Velocities and 4-Vectors
Week 4 - Theoretical
Laws of Relative Motion
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Classical Field Theory
Week 6 - Theoretical
Particles and Fields
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lorentz Law
Week 8 - Theoretical
Fundamentals and Gauge Invariance (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Maxwell’s Equations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Physical Consequences of Maxwell’s Equations
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Fields of moving Charges
Week 12 - Theoretical
Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves
Week 13 - Theoretical
Fields and Classical Mechanics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Particle in a Gravitational Field
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Quiz2%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Quiz25011
Midterm Examination121223
Final Examination122224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
4
4
3
5
OÇ-2
3
3
4
2
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
4
2
3
4
OÇ-5
3
2
4
4
OÇ-6
4
3
5
2
1
4
OÇ-7
3
4
5
2
4
OÇ-8
4
3
4
2
4
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2026