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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
FIZ 538	SIMULATION METHODS	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of this course is to learn the simulation techniques used in material physics to students.
Course Content	The Importance of Computer Simulation in Physics, ab-initio Methods, Tight-Binding Methods, Interatomic Potentials, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo Methods, Quantum-Monte Carlo Method
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To learn the knowledge about the simulations techniques used in the physics.
2	To learn the interatomic potentials used to define the interaction between the atoms.
3	To learn the difference between the classical and quantum mechanical simulation techniques.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09
LO 001	4	4
LO 002	3	2		4	4			4
LO 003	3	2
Sub Total	10	8		4	4			4
Contribution	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	6	84
Mid-terms	1	30	30
Final examination	1	39	39
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
FIZ 538	SIMULATION METHODS	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2025-2026 Spring	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. HASAN HÜSEYİN KART	hkart@pau.edu.tr		Course location is not specified.	%

Goals		The aim of this course is to learn the simulation techniques used in material physics to students.
Content		The Importance of Computer Simulation in Physics, ab-initio Methods, Tight-Binding Methods, Interatomic Potentials, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo Methods, Quantum-Monte Carlo Method

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	The Importance of Computer Simulation in Physics
2	The Importance of Computer Simulation in Physics
3	ab-initio Methods
4	ab-initio Methods
5	Tight-Binding Methods
6	Tight-Binding Methods
7	Interatomic Potentials
8	Interatomic Potentials
9	Midterm
10	Molecular Dynamics
11	Molecular Dynamics
12	Monte Carlo Methods
13	Monte Carlo Methods
14	Quantum-Monte Carlo Method

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
http://mpdc.mae.cornell.edu/Courses/MAE715.html#lectures	English
Computational Material Science, K. Ohno, K. Esfarjani, Y. Kswszoe	English

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student