COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OFZ 2101 MODERN PHYSICS COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR FATIH ÖNDER

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide acquisition of information about the physics which was reshaped with relativity and quantum theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to know the events which cannot explained by classical physics
2   to explain concepts, principles, laws and theories in modern physics
3   to relate concepts, principles, laws and theories in modern physics
4   To solve the problems of modern physics
5   to evaluate and compare information obtained from modern physics with Classical physics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Relativity I
2 Relativity I
3 Relativity II
4 Relativity II
5 The Quantum Theory of Light
6 The Quantum Theory of Light
7 The Particle Nature of Matter and Matter Waves
8 Quantum Mechanics in One Dimension
9 Quantum Mechanics in One Dimension
10 Tunneling Phenomena
11 Atomic Structure
12 Molecular Structure
13 Nuclear Structure

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Serway A.R.ve Beichner R.J. (2005). Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik-Modern Fizik, Istanbul: Palme Yayıncılık.
2. Taylor, J. R., Zafiratos, C. D., Dubson, M. A.(2008), Fen ve Mühendislikte Modern Fizik, Ankara:Okutman yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion and group study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fatih.onder@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 39 39
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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