COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF PHYSICS AND THE REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5012 HISTORY OF PHYSICS AND THE REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RABIA TANEL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students will have get information about history of physics and the effects of history of physics on physics education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to know historical development of knowledge about sub-fields of physics
2   Being able to recognize the scientists who were contributed to the development of physics knowledge
3   Being able to understand the importance of scientific knowledge developing by the dedicated efforts of scientists throughout the history of physics
4   Being able to use the history of physics in physics education
5   Being able to evaluate the reflections of the history of physics on physics education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of mechanics
2 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about mechanics on physics education
3 History of thermodynamics
4 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about thermodynamics on physics education
5 History of electricity
6 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about electricity on physics education
7 History of magnetism
8 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about magnetism on physics education
9 History of optic
10 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about optic on physics education
11 History of modern physics
12 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about modern physics on physics education
13 History of astronomy
14 The reflections of the history of the development of the knowledge about astronomy on physics education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fiziğin Kültürel Tarihi, Zeki Tez, Doruk Yayınları, Istanbul, 2008
2. Büyük Fizikçiler Galileo'dan Hawking'e Büyük Hayatlar, William H. Cropper,
Oğlak Yayınları, 2005
3. Büyük Fizikçiler - Galileo'dan Yukava'ya, Ioan James, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları / Inceleme - Araştırma Dizisi, Istanbul, 2013
4. Web
5. Related literature researches.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion, active learning methods, group study, question and answer method, homework, project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

attendance is mandatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

rabia.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 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Web Search and Library Research 13 6 78
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Final Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.121211533113
LO.221211533113
LO.3422211343213
LO.45535115532243
LO.5535525552255