COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY III

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBÖ 2007 GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY III COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

Designing experiments and activities at application level by using the theoretical knowledge gained in General Physics III course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to know the experiment materials related to the course
2   Ability to determine the heat capacity of calorimeter pot.
3   Ability to determine the specific heat of a substance by using calorimeter pot.
4   Ability to prove Snell s Law experimentally.
5   Ability to understand reflection laws, to form the images, to determine the focal length of convex mirror.
6   Ability to show the behavior of light experimentally on concave and convex lenses, ability to determine the focal length of convex lenses.
7   Ability to determine the wavelength of the light whose wavelength is unknown by obtaining the interference pattern through double slit.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of experiment materials and the rules in the laboratory
2 Determination of heat capacity of calorimeter pot
3 Determination of heat capacity of calorimeter pot
4 Determination of specific heat of a substance
5 Determination of specific heat of a substance
6 Proof of Snell s Law experimentally
7 Proof of Snell s Law experimentally
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Drawing rays in concave and convex mirrors and the features of the images
10 Determining the focal length of convex mirror
11 Drawing rays in concave and convex lenses and the formation of images
12 Determining the focal length of convex lens
13 Determining the wavelength of the light whose wavelength is unknown by obtaining the interference pattern through double slit.
14 Determining the wavelength of the light whose wavelength is unknown by obtaining the interference pattern through double slit.
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Serway, R. A; Physics 1 and 2 for Science and Engineering; Trans. Edi. Prof. Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu; Palme Publishing.

Auxiliary references:
Bueche, J. A.; Jerde, D. A. ,Physics Principals 1, Trans. Ed. Prof. Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu; Palme Publishing
Fishbane, P. M; Gasiorowicz, S. ; Thornton, T.; Basic Physics 1 and 2,Trans.Ed., Prof. Dr. Cengiz Yalçın; Arkadaş Bookstore.
Holiday, D.d.; Resnick, R.; Fundmentals of Physics, Trans.E Prof. Dr. Cengiz Yalçın; Bookstore.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. experimenting

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam (%40)+ Final Exam (%60)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is required to attend at least 80% of the classes .
2. Every misbehaviour in the exams may result in disciplinary chargess.
3. There may be quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Application 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 8 8
Final Preparation 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.135
LO.253523
LO.353523
LO.453523
LO.553523
LO.653523
LO.753523