PHYS 462 SPRING 2021
INSTRUCTOR
Prof. Dr. Özhan Özatay
Office: KB-331 O
email: ozhan.ozatay@boun.edu.tr
Office Hours: By appointment
Q&A Sessions
There will be online discussion hours on Mondays 17:00-19:00
Zoom Link available for registered students on Moodle.
Problem Sessions
There will be no problem sessions this semester.
Problems and Solutions will be available on the youtube page.
EXAMS
Final Term Project for 641 Students (50 points)
A comprehensive review (a written report accompanied by a powerpoint presentation) of one of the following topics to be submitted by the end of the semester:
Weyl Semimetals - İlkin Göksal
Plasmons - Elif Türkan Akşit Kaya
Midterm 1: Crystal Structure and X-ray Diffraction (10 points)
24th April Sat 2 - 4 pm online
Midterm 2: Crystal Binding and Lattice Vibrations (10 points)
5th May Sat 2 - 4 pm online
Midterm 3: Thermal Transport (10 points)
17th May Sat 2 - 4 pm online
Midterm 4: Free Electron Gas-Metals (10 points)
5th June Sat 2 - 4 pm online
Midterm 5: Semiconductors-Band Structure (10 points)
12 th June Sat 2 - 4 pm online
Midterm 6: Fermi Surfaces and Tight Binding Approximation (10 points)
16 th June Wed 5 - 7 pm online
Final Exam (462 students) : All inclusive (50 points)
23rd June Wed 10 am - 12:30 pm online (1. slot)
641 Final Presentations
26 th June Sat 2 - 6 pm online
LECTURES
All lectures available online on youtube.
TEXTBOOK
Introduction to Solid State Physics by Charles Kittel 8 th Edition
Aschcroft/Mermin Solid State Physics
Make-up Rules
There is no make-up exam for midterms
If you are eligible to take the final exam and miss, you must petition the university’s excuse commission.
Attendance and Class Participation
No attendance requirement as the classes are offered online asynchronously. Q&A sessions are available to answer any questions you might have about the content covered in lecture videos.