Undergraduate Curriculum
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The standard courseload for the B.Sc. degree is shown below; you may also check the curriculum in the Online Catalog for the official information.
| First Semester | Year:1 | Second Semester | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS LABORATORY I | PHYS107 | PHYS108 | PHYSICS LABORATORY II |
| MECHANICS | PHYS109 | PHYS110 | ELECTROMAGNETISM |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | CHEM101 | CHEM102 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II |
| CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY | MATH119 | MATH120 | CALCULUS OF FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES |
| ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | ENG101 | ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II |
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY I | OHS101 | IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | ||
| Third Semester | Year:2 | Fourth Semester | |
| BASICS OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATION | PHYS200 | PHYS202 | MODERN PHYSICS |
| INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS I | PHYS203 | PHYS210 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS II |
| MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS I | PHYS209 | PHYS222 | OPTICS AND WAVES LABORATORY |
| OPTICS AND WAVES | PHYS221 | ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS |
| BASIC LINEAR ALGEBRA | MATH260 | FREE ELECTIVE | |
| PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I -or- HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I |
HIST2201 -or- HIST2205 |
HIST2202 -or- HIST2206 |
PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II -or- HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II |
| Fifth Semester | Year:3 | Sixth Semester | |
| APPLIED MODERN PHYSICS | PHYS307 | PHYS300 | QUANTUM PHYSICS |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I | PHYS331 | PHYS332 | ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II |
| CLASSICAL MECHANICS I | PHYS335 | PHYS336 | CLASSICAL MECHANICS II |
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | ENG311 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS | |
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY II | OHS 301 | RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | |
| TURKISH I -or- ELEMENTARY TURKISH -or- TURKISH I |
TURK105 -or- TURK201 -or- TURK303 |
TURK106 -or- TURK202 -or- TURK304 |
TURKISH II -or- INTERMEDIATE TURKISH -or- TURKISH II |
| Seventh Semester | Year:4 | Eighth Semester | |
| SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS | PHYS400 | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | |
| STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS | PHYS430 | RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | |
| QUANTUM MECHANICS I | PHYS431 | RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | |
| RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | FREE ELECTIVE | ||
| TECHNICAL ELECTIVE | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE | ||
Explanations
Restricted electives are courses offered by the Physics Department and they are grouped into concentrations: a B.Sc. degree student needs to take four restricted elective courses in total, two of which must be the core courses of one concentration.
Non-departmental electives are courses offered by any METU department excluding the Physics Department. Free electives are courses offered by any METU department including the Physics Department. Technical electives are courses offered by Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics and all Engineering Departments. Students can choose any course from the appropriate department as a non-departmental / free / technical elective as long as the relevant department and the instructor approve it.