COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBÖ 2006 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

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

The students are aimed to acquire knowledge about basic concepts of modern physics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge of basic concepts of modern physics.
2   Describe the ideas and experiments behind the basic concepts of modern physics.
3   Apply the knowledge of concepts of modern physics to solve simple problems .
4   Explain some applications of concepts of modern physics.
5   Related some concepts of modern physics with daily life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction, Relativity Theory
2 Theory of Special Relativity
3 Theory of Special Relativity
4 Atomic Structure
5 Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr Models of Atom
6 Spectral Lines
7 Photons
8 Midterm
9 Black body radiation
10 Photoelectric Effect
11 Compton Effect
12 Wave-particle duality
13 De Broglie Waves, Uncertainty Principle
14 Schrödinger Equation
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Arthur Beiser. Modern Fiziğin Kavramları. 1997. Çeviren: Gülsen Önengüt. Concepts of Modern Physics. McGraw-Hill-Akademi.
Taylor, John R., Zafiratos, Chirs D., Dubson, Michael A., 2008, Fen ve Mühendislikte Modern Fizik, Okutman yayıncılık.
Serway, R. A; Physics for Scientists and Engineers 3
Bueche, J. A.; Jerde, D. A. , Principles of Physics.
Fishbane, P. M; Gasiorowicz, S. ; Thornton, T.; Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics.
Telhat Özdoğan, Mehmet Kara, Sedat Gümüş, Metin Orbay. 2009. Modern Fiziğe Giriş, Pegema Yayıncılık.
Pervin Ünlü, Şebnem Kandil Ingeç, Mustafa Güray Budak, Dilek Erduran Avcı. 2006. Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği için Fizik IV Modern Fizik. Anı Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Problem solving
3. Homework

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

1. LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO4 will be assessed by exams and homework.
2. LO2, LO4 and LO5 will be assessed by homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is required to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Misbehaviors in the exams may result in disciplinary charges.
3. There may be quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekdays working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.13444
LO.233432
LO.3444333
LO.4433
LO.5334

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