COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ASTRONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 1106 ASTRONOMY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RABIA TANEL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Curse objective is to underline and recognize the importance of definition of the Universe and its components; to recognize the basic astronomical views; to be able to obtain the skills for usage the physical and mathematical knowledge about real events, and to obtain some knowledge on the space science and relevant technological developments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns about the historical development of astronomy.
2   Explains and understands the concepts of astronomy and space sciences.
3   Follows the latest developments in astronomy using information technologies.
4   Can make astronomical observations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of astronomy
2 Moon and solar eclipses
3 Formation of day and night
4 Formation of seasons
5 Law of gravity, Kepler's Laws, escape velocity
6 Terrestrial and giant planets
7 Planets in the solar system
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Properties of the sun
10 Properties of stars
11 Color, mass and formation of stars
12 Red giant, neutron star, white dwarf, black holes
13 Big bang theory, Redshift
14 Dark matter and dark energy
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Astronomi ve Uzay Bilimleri, 2010 Ortaöğretim Astronomi ve Uzay Bilimleri Programına uygun yazılmış ders kitabı,
Supplementary Book(s):
Kızılırmak, A. , Astrofiziğe Giriş , 3. Baskı, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1998.
Kızılırmak, A. , Küresel Gök bilim , 3. Baskı, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1998.
Aslan, Z. , Aydın, C., Demircan, O., Kırbıyık, H., Derman, E. , Astronomi ve Uzay
Bilimleri , Tek Işık Yayıncılık, Ankara,1996.
Materials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion, experiment, group work, homework project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are required to attend class regularly, attend 70% of the classes, complete their weekly assigned readings on time, and participate in class discussions.

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 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 49

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45