COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3110 INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN KARABIYIK

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

It is to give general properties of stars, electromagnetic radiation, and overview of stellar structure and dynamics of celestial bodies evolution.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn general properties of stars
2   To learn relationship between electromagnetic radiation and matter
3   To learn how to drive Virial's theorem
4   Understands relation between effective temperatures of stars and stellar spectra
5   Overview of stellar structure and evolution
6   Formation of stars
7   Calculation of Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarfs
8   Thermodynamics of black holes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General properties of stars
2 Effective temperatures of stars
3 Stellar spectra
4 Blackbody radiation and Planck's Law
5 Electromagnetic radiation and matter
6 Hydrostatic equilibrium equation
7 Problem solving
8 Virial's theorem
9 Energy generation and transportation in stars
10 Nuclear reactions in stars
11 Overview of stellar structure and evolution
12 White dwarfs
13 Neutron stars
14 Black holes

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Textbook(s): Carroll, Bradley W. (2006), An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics 2nd Addison Wesley, New York
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Francis LeBlanc (2011). An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics , Wiley, New York.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Method of Expression
2. Question & Answer Techniques
3. Problem solving

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. Midterm exams and assignments of students are taken as their semester success.
2. By adding the final exam at the end of the semester to the success of the semester, the success of the student
will be detected.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. Students, who do not participate in Midterm exams and regularly do the assignments, not allowed entering the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.karabiyik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday at 09: 00 - 11: 00 a.m

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Reading 14 3 42
Web Search and Library Research 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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