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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FIZ 3109	SPECIAL RELATIVITY **,++	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SAIME KERMAN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give an introduction to special relativity for students who have a literal background in Newtonian mechanics. Firstly, the basic concepts and processes are given in special relativity. This course also constitutes a physical background for advanced students who will study general relativity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to provide an introduction to Special Relativity
2	Being able to interpret departures from Newtonian Dynamics, learn the nature of light
3	Being able to obtain The Lorentz - Einstein Transformation and calculate related problems
4	Being able to learn relativistic kinematics and relativistic dynamics and calculate related problems in relativistic mechanics
5	Being able to learn four vectors and and calculate related problems
6	Being able to give references that can guide a student to follow current studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Special Relativity
2	Departures from Newtonian Dynamics
3	Perplexities in the Propagation of Light
4	Perplexities in the Propagation of Light
5	Einstein and Lorentz - Einstein Transformations
6	Einstein and Lorentz - Einstein Transformations
7	Minkowski Diagrams
8	Midterm
9	Relativity and Measurement of Lengths and Time Intervals
10	Relativistic Kinematics
11	Relativistic Kinematics
12	Relativistic Dynamics
13	Relativistic Dynamics - Collisions and Conservation Laws
14	More About Relativistic Dynamics
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: A. P. French ( 1968 ), Special Relativity , Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ISBN 0-442-30782-9 ( paper ); ISBN 0-442-30783-7 ( ELBS )

References:
1 Edwin F. Taylor and John Archibald Wheeler, Spacetime Physics: " Introduction to Special Relativity ", 2nd ed. W. H. Freeman & Company, 1992. In print, ISBN 0-7167-2326-3

2. Wolfgang Rindler, " Introduction to Special Relativity ", 2nd ed.Oxford University Press, 1991.In print, ISBN 0-19-853952-5

3. Gregory L. Naber, " The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity " Springer-Verlag, 1992, In print, ISBN 0-387-97848-8

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer
3. Discussing
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FINS	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attandance, homeworks and exams

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterms and homeworks are considered as success criteria for the semester.
2. Final exam grade will be added to the semester grade to determine the success

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue at least 70% of lessons.
2. If the student don't make the homework and attend mid-terms, she / he does not access the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

saime.kerman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday at 13:00 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	4	52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	5	65
Preparing assignments	13	4	52
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	5	3	4	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2
LO.2	5	5	4	3	5	1	2	1	2	1	2	3
LO.3	5	5	5	4	3	1	2	5	2	2	4	3
LO.4	5	5	5	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1
LO.5	5	5	5	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
LO.6	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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