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: 6
Objectives of the Course

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

Course Content

Quantum Structure, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Bose-Einstein statistics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To gain information about Quantum Statistical Mechanics
2.To learn features of Quantum Structure
3.To learn features of Fermi-Dirac statistics
4.To learn features of Bose-Einstein statistics
5.To learn and apply the kinetic theory of gases
6.To learn and apply entropy in thermodynamic
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Reif, F., Çeviri: Elerman, Y. &Durlu, T.N. (1965). İstatistik Fizik (Berkeley Fizik Serisi, cilt 5). İstanbul: Bilim Yayınları,
2.Apaydin, F. (2004). İstatistik Fizik, Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.
3.Karaoğlu, B. (2003). İstatistik Mekaniğe Giriş. İstanbul: Seyir yayıncılık.
4.Mandel, F. (1971). Statistical Physics, London: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Statistical Mechanics, Wiley-VCH.
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 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 7 - Theoretical
Fermi-Dirac Statistics
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Features of Fermi Gas
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
Week 15 - Theoretical
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment6%10
Quiz6%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment63124
Quiz63124
Midterm Examination117118
Final Examination118119
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)155
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
PÇ-18
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026