PHYS580 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS I

Course Code:2300580
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Physics
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. MEHMET TEVFİK ZEYREK
Offered Semester:Once in several years.

Course Objectives

This course aims to introduce students who will conduct research in particle physics and related fields (from cosmology, astroparticle physics to computational physics and accelerator and detector physics) to new research areas where new methods are used and to enable them to step into and progress in research by selecting research themes to be conducted in these areas.


Course Content

For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.

Course Learning Outcomes

It is expected that, upon successful completion of this course, students will have an understanding of the active research areas and needs for further studies in particle physics and related fields (from cosmology, astroparticle physics to computational physics and accelerator and detector physics).


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work.
2They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher.
3They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.)
4They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own.
5They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group.

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution