Undergraduate Curriculum
Double Major Program
The new Department of Physics Undergraduate Curriculum aims for students to determine their own choice of junior and senior tracks after getting fundamental freshmen and sophomore courses. Selective courses can be chosen either from preparatory courses for physics graduate programs or from other disciplines for interdisciplinary graduate programs.
One of the main purposes of this new curriculum is to ready the students for research by project courses; also, through summer internship, students can gain experience at research companies and institutions as well as research groups.
First Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 4 | PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 4 | |
| MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 | CS 113 | Introduction to Computing in Engineering for Engineers | 4 | |
| ENG 101 | English and Composition I | 3 | ENG 102 | English and Composition II | 3 | |
| PHYS 120 | Orientation for Physics Majors I | 1 | PHYS 124 | Freshman Project | 2 | |
| TURK 101 | Turkish I | 2 | TURK 102 | Turkish II | 2 | |
| GE 100 | Orientation | 1 | ||||
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Second Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| MBG 105 | Principles of Biology | 3 | PHYS 242 | Advanced Calculus for Applications in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 211 | Waves, Fluids and Thermodynamics | 4 | PHYS 212 | Optics and Modern Physics | 4 | |
| MATH 241 | Engineering Mathematics I | 4 | MATH 242 | Engineering Mathematics II | 3 | |
| CHEM 201 | Materials Science and Technology | 3 | PHYS 218 | Analytical Mechanics | 3 | |
| HIST 200 | History of Turkey | 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| GE 250 | Collegiate Activities Program I | – | GE 251 | Collegiate Activities Program II | 1 | |
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PHYS 291 Summer Practice (non-credit) |
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Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 4 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | Physics Elective | 3 | ||
| Technical Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
| PHYS 291 | Summer Practise | – | ||||
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| Physics Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 | |||
| Technical Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Total # Credits: 135
Physics Elective
Any course offered by the Physics department with a 3XX or 4XX code (third year or fourth year course.)
Sample Tracks
Below are several example tracks that can be formed by students by their own choice. These are mere samples, different tracks can be formed.
Theoretical Physics
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | PHYS 316 | Electromagnetic Theory II | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | PHYS 326 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | ||
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 445 | Condensed Matter Physics I | 3 | PHYS 446 | Condensed Matter Physics II | 3 | |
| PHYS 449 | Group Theory | 3 | PHYS 438 | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 478 | Theory of Relativity | 3 | PHYS 453 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Condensed Matter Physics
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | PHYS 316 | Electromagnetic Theory II | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | PHYS 326 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | ||
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 445 | Condensed Matter Physics I | 3 | PHYS 446 | Condensed Matter Physics II | 3 | |
| PHYS 449 | Group Theory | 3 | PHYS 438 | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 420 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology I | 3 | PHYS 475 | Semiconductor Device Physics | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Photonics
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | PHYS 316 | Electromagnetic Theory II | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | PHYS 326 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | ||
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 445 | Condensed Matter Physics I | 3 | PHYS 477 | Lasers | 3 | |
| PHYS 415 | Photonics | 3 | PHYS 438 | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 3 | |
| EEE 211 | Analog Electronics | 3 | PHYS 475 | Semiconductor Device Physics | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | PHYS 316 | Electromagnetic Theory II | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | PHYS 326 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | ||
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 445 | Condensed Matter Physics I | 3 | PHYS 438 | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 420 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology I | 3 | PHYS 477 | Lasers | 3 | |
| EEE 211 | Analog Electronics | 3 | PHYS 475 | Semiconductor Device Physics | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Biophysics
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | MBG 338 CHEM 233 |
Microbiology (or) Principles of Organic Chemistry |
3 | |
| MBG 311 | Biochemistry I | 3 | MBG 312 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 445 | Condensed Matter Physics I | 3 | MBG 316 | Physiology | 3 | |
| PHYS 415 | Photonics | 3 | MBG 473 | Biomolecules, Biomaterials and Bioprocesses | 3 | |
| MBG 326 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 | MBG 474 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Biomedical
Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | MBG 338CHEM 233 | Microbiology (or)Principles of Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| MBG 311 | Biochemistry I | 3 | MBG 312 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 415 | Photonics | 3 | MBG 316 | Physiology | 3 | |
| MBG 222 | Fundamentals of Molecular Genetics | 3 | PSYC 405 | Introduction to FMRI | 3 | |
| MBG 326 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 | PSYC 432 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||
Chemical Physics
Second Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| MBG 105 | Principles of Biology | 3 | PHYS 242 | Advanced Calculus for Applications in Physics | 4 | |
| PHYS 211 | Waves, Fluids and Thermodynamics | 4 | PHYS 212 | Optics and Modern Physics | 4 | |
| MATH 241 | Engineering Mathematics I | 4 | MATH 242 | Engineering Mathematics II | 4 | |
| CHEM 201 | Materials Science and Technology | 3 | PHYS 218 | Analytical Mechanics | 3 | |
| HIST 200 | History of Turkey | 4 | CHEM 102 | Principles of Chemistry II (+L) | 3 | |
| GE 250 | Collegiate Activities Program I | – | GE 251 | Collegiate Activities Program II | 1 | |
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PHYS 291 Summer Practice (non-credit) |
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Third Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 315 | Electromagnetic Theory I | 3 | PHYS 371 | Numerical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 325 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | PHYS 374 | Experimental Methods of Physics | 3 | |
| PHYS 334 | Statistical Physics | 3 | PHYS 326 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | |
| CHEM 211 | Analytical Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 212 | Analytical Chemistry II | 3 | |
| HUM 111 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas I | 3 | HUM 112 | Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas II | 3 | |
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Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
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Code |
Title |
Credit |
Code |
Title |
Credit |
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| PHYS 491 | Senior Project | 3 | PHYS 492 | Senior Project II | 3 | |
| PHYS 420 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology I | 3 | PHYS 438 | Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 3 | |
| CHEM 323 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 323 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | |
| CHEM 341 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 342 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| Non-Technical Elective | 3 | Non-Technical Elective | 3 | |||