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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FIZ 516SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PHYSICS3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The aim of this course is to teach superconductivity, the basic properties of superconductors and theories on superconductivity.
Course Content Type-I Superconductors, Type-II Superconductors, The Properties of Superconductors, Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism, Theories on Superconductivity, Magnetic Levitation, High Temperature Superconductors
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Obtains general information about the magnetic properties of materials.
2Learns main properties of superconductors.
3Learn the theory of superconductivity.
4 I. and II. type superconductors properties and learn the differences between them.
5 After they have sufficient information about superconductiviy, they specialize in a research subject and review literature.
6 They can make a connection between technology and experimental and theoretical skills.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09
LO 001  3  33  
LO 002  3  33  
LO 003  3  33  
LO 004  4  33  
LO 0054 4  33  
LO 006  5  335 
Sub Total4 22  18185 
Contribution104003310

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14570
Assignments21020
Mid-terms12626
Final examination13737
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2010-2011 Fall1VEYSEL KUZUCU
Details 2009-2010 Fall1VEYSEL KUZUCU


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
FIZ 516 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PHYSICS 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2010-2011 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Course location is not specified. %
Goals The aim of this course is to teach superconductivity, the basic properties of superconductors and theories on superconductivity.
Content Type-I Superconductors, Type-II Superconductors, The Properties of Superconductors, Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism, Theories on Superconductivity, Magnetic Levitation, High Temperature Superconductors
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism definitions and properties
2 The Properties of Superconductors, Critical Magnetic Field, Meissner Effect, London Equations, Pippart’s Theory.
3 The BCS theory, The main differences between Type I and Type II superconductors
4 Magnetic properties of Type I Superconductors, the penetration dept, superconductors in strong magnetic fields
5 Ginzburg-Landau Theory
6 Magnetic properties of Type II Superconductors, behavior near Hc1, interaction between vortex lines, magnetization curves
7 Flux pinning, creep and flow, the critical state model, thermally activated flux creep
8 Energy Gap Measurements; Single Particle Tunnelling, Absorption Electromagnetic radiation, Flux Quantization
9 Midterm
10 High Temperature Superconductors
11 High-temperature super conductors crystal structure investigations
12 Magnetic Levitation
13 Applications of Superconductivity
14 Applications of Superconductivity (Continued)
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes