COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUCLEAR PHYSICS - I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 5073 NUCLEAR PHYSICS - I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BIROL ENGIN

Offered to

PHYSICS
PHYSICS

Course Objective

1. Introducing the basic aspects of Nuclear Physics
2. Understanding the nuclear structure and the properties.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Nuclear shape, size and masses with methods used to determine them.
2   Ability to interpret the fundamental physics, electromagnetic, quantum mechanics and statictical physics knowledge with a different point of view.
3   Ability to comprehension the mechanism of nuclear decay.
4   Ability to learn the phenomena of the interaction between nucleons.
5   Ability to explain the properties of a nucleus by using simple models and to solve problems.
6   Ability to comprehension the radioactive decay law and to solve problems.
7   Ability to comprehension the theories of decay modes and to solve problems.
8   Ability to learn basic properties of nuclear reactions and to solve problems.

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 General properties of nuclear structure
3 Size of nuclears
4 Mass of nuclears
5 Force and potential among nucleons
6 Nuclear models
7 Nuclear decay and Radioactivity
8 Mıdterm
9 Alpha decay
10 Beta decay
11 Gamma decay
12 Nuclear reactions
13 Fission
14 Fusion

Recomended or Required Reading

Kenneth S. Krane, Nükleer Fizik, Cilt I-II, Palme Publishing
Supplementary Book(s): W.N. Cottingham-D.A. Greenwood, Çekirdek Fiziğine Giriş, Literatür Publishing;
Atam P.Arya, Çekirdek Fiziğinin Esasları, Aktif Publishing, ( Prof.Dr. Yusuf Şahin);
B. Tanyel, Nükleer Fizik, Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi ders kitapları serisi, No: 139;
Mehmet Şirin, Çekirdek Fiziği, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Publishing, YTÜ.FE.DK-06.0755.

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 + RST * 0.60


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

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 % 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 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 3 39
Preparing assignments
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154
LO.25444554
LO.3
LO.4
LO.555
LO.644
LO.744
LO.8