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
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Code
Title
Credit
Code
Title
Credit
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
–
Second Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Code
Title
Credit
Code
Title
Credit
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
–
PHYS 291 Summer Practice (non-credit)
–
Third Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Code
Title
Credit
Code
Title
Credit
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
–
–
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Code
Title
Credit
Code
Title
Credit
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.