COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THERMAL PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÜMIT AKINCI

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Equilibrium and state quantities
2 Kinetic theory of the ideal gas
3 The equation of state for a real gas
4 The laws of thermodynamics
5 Microscopic interpretation of entropy and of the second law
6 Thermodynamics engines I
7 Thermodynamics engines II
8 Phase transitions and chemical reactions
9 Application of the laws of thermodynamics
10 Thermodynamic Potentials
11 The Legendre transformation
12 Problem solution session

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Greiner, W., et al., (2000), Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics , Springer, Berlin.
References:
1. Schroeder, Daniel V., (2000). An Introduction to Thermal Physics ,Addision Wesley, New York.
2. Kittel, Charles and Kroemer, Herbert, (1980), Thermal Physics, 2nd ed. , W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.

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 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
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. The homework and mid-term exams of the student is assessed as the achievement of them in the semester.
2. At %40 score of final examination is added directly to the others.

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 him homework and attend mid-terms, is not accesses him final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

umit.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

tba.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 4 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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