COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBÖ 3003 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

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

To learn the applications of physics in daily life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge of physical phenomena encountered in daily life
2   Understanding effects of physics in daily life.
3   Understanding the effect of physics on society and nature.
4   Using scientific knowledge to explain the situations encountered.
5   Awareness of interdisciplinary interaction

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Earthquake and Tsunami
2 Imaging Techniques I
3 Imaging Techniques II
4 Fiber Optic and Sensors
5 Semiconductors
6 LCD, plasma and LED displaying technologies
7 Superductors
8 Nanotechnology
9 Basic biophysics and neuroquantology
10 Nuclear power and renewable energy sources
11 Theories of the formation of the Universe
12 Particle Accelerators and Experiments at CERN
13 Physics of Space
14 Light Spectrum
15 Solids State Physics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks of Fundemantals of Phycis

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research and presentation

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zafer.tanel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 5 1 5
Preparation for final exam 8 1 8
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.24
LO.345
LO.4545
LO.55