COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DATING BY PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 4123 DATING BY PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BIROL ENGIN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

Introducing the physical techniques used on dating of geological, archaeological and
antrophological samples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn Carbon-14 dating technique
2   To learn Thermoluminescence (TL) technique
3   To learn dating by Thermoluminescence (TL) technique
4   To learn optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technique
5   To learn dating by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technique
6   To learn Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) technique
7   To learn dating by Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) technique

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical overview and basic aspects.
2 Carbon-14 dating technique
3 Applications of Carbon-14 dating technique
4 Thermoluminescence (TL) technique
5 Radiation dose measurement by TL technique
6 Dating by TL technique
7 Dating by Potassium-Argon (K-Ar) technique
8 Midterm exam
9 Dating by Potassium-Argon (K-Ar) technique
10 Applications of TL dating technique
11 Electron Spin Resonance(ESR) technique
12 Radiation dose measurement by ESR techniqu
13 Dating by ESR technique and its applications
14 Dating by uranium decay series

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): M. Ikeya, New Applications of Electron Spin Resonance: Dating, Dosimetry
and Microscopy, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 1993.
Supplementary Book(s): 1. M.J. Aitken, Thermoluminescence Dating, Academic Press, 1985.
2. M.J. Aitken, An Introduction to Optical Dating, Oxford University Press, 1998.
3. S.W.S. McKeever, Thermoluminescence of Solids, Cambridge University Press, 1985

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 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The mid-term exam of the student is assessed as the achievement of them in the
semester.
2. At % 60 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 quiz and mid-terms, he does not
access the final exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

birol.engin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday between 9.30-17.00 and Friday between 13.30-17.00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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