Given by Lect. Burak Yedierler, the course Phys 331 - Electromagnetic Theory I includes the following topics in order:
Mathematical Review. Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates, Dirac Delta Function
Electrostatics. Electric Potential, Work and Energy, Conductors
Special Techniques. Uniqueness Theorems, Method of Images, Separation of Variables, Multipole Expansion
Electric Fields in Matter. Polarisation, Electric Displacement, Linear Dielectrics
Magnetostatics. Biot-Savart Law, Vector Potential, Auxiliary Field, Magnetic Susceptibility and Permeability
Electrodynamics. Induction, Energy in Magnetic Fields
Given by Prof. Gürsevil Turan, the course Phys 335 - Classical Mechanics I includes the following topics in order:
Newtonian Mechanics. Equations of Motion for a Particle, Conservation Theorems
Oscillations. Undamped, Damped, and Driven Oscillations
Central Force Motion. Orbits, Planetary Motion, Orbital Dynamics
Dynamics of Systems of Particles. Elastic Collisions, Inelastic Collisions, Scattering Cross Sections, Rutherford Scattering
Motion in Non-Inertial Frames. Motion Relative to Earth
There is a typo on the cover of this notebook. The cover should read Phys 335 and not Phys 331. I kept mixing these two even until the end of the semester.
Given by Prof. Gürsevil Turan, the course Phys 300 - Quantum Physics includes the following topics in order:
Historical Review. Blackbody Radiation, Photoelectric Effect, Atomic Spectra, Wave Nature of Particles
The Wave Function. Statistical Interpretation, Average Values, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Schrödinger's Equation. Particle in a One Dimensional Infinite Box
Quantum Simple Harmonic Oscillator. Raising and Lowering Operators, Algebraic and Analytical Solutions
Free Particle
Delta Function Potential. Reflection and Transmission
Finite Square Well. Ramsauer-Townsend Effect, Quantum Tunneling, Step Potential
Dirac Formalism. Bra-Ket Notation, Hermitian Operators, Determinate States, Continuous Spectra, Generalised Uncertainty Principle, Matrix Representations
The last topic of the course is special relativity. As I took the course Phys 481 - Special Relativity in the previous semester, I did not attend the last several lectures. For notes on Special Relativity, see the lecture notes on the Elective Courses page. Given by Lect. Burak Yedierler, the course Phys 332 - Electromagnetic Theory II includes the following topics in order:
Conservation Laws. Poynting Vector, Maxwell Stress Tensor
Electromagnetic Waves. Waves in Dielectric Media, Reflection and Refraction, Electromagnetic Waves in Conductors, Dispersion
Guided Waves. Rectangular Wave Guide, Coaxial Transmission Line
Potentials and Fields. Retarded Potentials
Radiation. Power Radiated by Point Charges
Special Relativity. Lorentz Transformations, Four-Vectors, Tensors, Covariant Formalism of Electromagnetism, the Field Strength Tensor
Given by Prof. Gürsevil Turan, the course Phys 336 - Classical Mechanics II includes the following topics in order:
Calculus of Variations. Euler-Lagrange Equation, Functionals with Several Dependent Variables
Lagrangian Dynamics. Hamilton's Principle, Action, Generalised Coordinates, Degrees of Freedom, Undetermined Multipliers
Conservation Theorems Revisited. Noether's Theorem, Hamiltonian
Hamiltonian Dynamics. Canonical Equations of Motion, Canonical Transformations, Poisson Brackets
Dynamics of Rigid Body Motion. Moment of Inertia Tensor, Angular Momentum, Principle Axes of Inertia, Steiner's Parallel Axis Theorem, Rigid Body Dynamics, Eulerian Angles, Motion of a Symmetric Top, Stability of Rigid Body Rotations