Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced Topics in Statistical Physics
Course Code: FİZ334
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

The main aim of the course is to teach how to investigate microscopic and macroscopic cases with the concepts of quantum statistical mechanics, and to introduce their possible relations.

Course Content

Properties of quantum structure, grand canonical ensemble, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Electronic specific heat in metals, Bose-Einstein statistics, Photon gas, blackbody radiation, phase transitions, ferromagnetism

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Cesur EKİZ
Learning Outcomes
1.can distinguish the difference between classical statistical mechanics and quantum statistical mechanics.
2.be able to explain the properties of quantum structures.
3.can explain the properties of Fermi-Dirac statistics and be able to apply them to semiconductors.
4.can explain the properties of Bose-Einstein statistics and be able to apply them to a photon gas.
5.be able explain phase transitions and critical phenomena.
6.can explain the ferromagnetism phenomenon and solve the Ising model in a mean-field approximation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İstatistik Fizik (Berkeley Fizik Serisi, cilt 5), F. Reif, Çeviri: Y. Elerman& T. N. Durlu, Bilim Yayınları İstanbul, 1965
2.İstatistik Fizik, F. Apaydin, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara 2004
3.İstatistik Mekaniğe Giriş., B. Karaoğlu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2012
4.Statistical Physics, F. Mandel, Wiley-VCH, London 1971
5.Statistical Physics, L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, Pergamon Press 1958
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Quantum Statistical Mechanics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Features of Quantum Structure
Week 3 - Theoretical
Grand Canonical Ensemble
Week 4 - Theoretical
Number of occupancy formalism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fermi-Dirac Statistics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Fermi-Dirac statistics and semiconductors
Week 7 - Theoretical
General Features of Fermi Gas
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Electronic Specific Heat of Metals
Week 10 - Theoretical
Electron-hole structure of pure semiconductors
Week 11 - Theoretical
Bose-Einstein Statistics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Bose-Einstein Statistics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Photon Gas
Week 14 - Theoretical
Black-Body Radiation, Bose-Einstein Condensation, phase transitions
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination139241
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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4
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4
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4
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3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026