ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE ECTS @ IUE

Syllabus ( MSE 431 )

   Basic information
Course title: Electronic Properties Of Materials
Course code: MSE 431
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yavuz ORAL
ECTS credits: 5
GTU credits: 4 (4+0+0)
Year, Semester: 4, Fall
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: MSE 202
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: This course is related to the electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism.
It is intended for materials and electrical engineers who want to gain a fundamental understanding of alloys, semiconductor devices, lasers, magnetic materials, and so forth
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. enhance his/her conception on the fundamental knowledge about electrical, magnetic, optic and thermal properties of materials.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Select and employ knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering for applying to Materials Science and Engineering
    3. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. grasp simple but relevant quantum mechanical problems.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Select and employ knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering for applying to Materials Science and Engineering
    3. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. comprehend notions of electron, and holes, mobility, effective mass, carrier lifetime, bandgap, energy bandstructure, Fermi energy level, Fermi-Dirac statistics, density of states.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain basic knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering
    2. Select and employ knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering for applying to Materials Science and Engineering
    3. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
    4. Demonstrate sufficiency in English to follow literature, present technical projects and write articles

    Method of assessment

    1. Homework assignment
    2. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Elementary materials science concepts
Week 2: Free-electron theory
Week 3: Free-electron theory
Week 4: Fermi Energy
Week 5: Fermi Energy
Week 6: Energy Bands
Week 7: Energy bands of metals
Week 8: Energy bands of ceramics
Week 9: Energy bands of semiconductors
Week 10: Midterm Exam
Week 11: Fermi-Dirac statistiscs
Week 12: Project Presentation
Week 13: Diots
Week 14: Transistors
Week 15*: General review.
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: Princinles of Electronic Materials and Devices, S.O. Kasap
McGraw-Hill Internatioonal Edition 2006
TK453.K37.2006
Recommended readings: Electronic Properties of Materials, Rolf E Hummel
Springer 2011
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 0
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 40
Final exam: 16 60
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 13
Own studies outside class: 2 12
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 3 10
Term project: 10 1
Term project presentation: 3 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 1
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 10 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
-->