Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Course Code: FZK602
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To introduce the physical structure of Microsystems using quantum mechanics

Course Content

Path Integrals, Scattering Theory, Quantum Dynamics, Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Student should know the basics of scattering theory in quantum physics
2.Student should be able to do quantum mechanical analysis of three dimensional quantum systems
3.Student should have grasped symmetry concept and its applications to Quantum Physics
4.Student must have learned the fundamentals of quantum dynamics
5.Student should be ready Many Body Physics course
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Quantum Mechanics, Eugen Merzbacher
2.Quantum Mechanics, B.H. Bransden & C.J. Joachim
3.Quantum Mechanics, Arno Bohm
4.Introduction to Quantum Mechanics R. Shankar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Path Integrals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Calculation of Green Functions Using Path Integrals
Week 3 - Theoretical
Introduction to Scattering Theory
Week 4 - Theoretical
Born Approximation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Resonances
Week 6 - Theoretical
Principles of Quantum Dynamics 1
Week 7 - Theoretical
Principles of Quantum Dynamics 2
Week 8 - Theoretical
Quantum Dynamics of a Particle (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Dynamics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Spin, Spin and Rotation, Spin Operators
Week 11 - Theoretical
Spin Systems and Their Quantum Dynamics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rotations and Symmetry Operations (Introduction)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rotations and Symmetry Operations (Tensor Operators and Wigner)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Perturbation Theory
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures14%28
Assignment14%14
Quiz2%8
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory14103182
Midterm Examination1538
Final Examination17310
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
4
3
4
3
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
4
3
3
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4
4
OÇ-5
4
5
5
4
4
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026