COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE 6 (NUCLEAR PHYSICS APPLICATIONS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3126 FIELD ELECTIVE 6 (NUCLEAR PHYSICS APPLICATIONS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA BAKAÇ

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to use and understand the operating principles of radiation detectors, calculate
nuclear quantities by using the detectors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the basic principles of radiation measurement .
2   Apply general concepts about nuclear phenomenon.
3   Comprehend the radioactive decay law and its applications.
4   Comprehending the operating principles of various radiation detectors.
5   Know the types of natural radioactive decay.
6   Interpret and analyze incidents related to nuclear physics .

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the laboratory
2 Informing about the experiments
3 Introduction to Detectors and Gaseous Detectors
4 Introduction to Detectors and Gaseous Detectors, cont.
5 Radiation Counting Statistics
6 Radiation Counting Statistics, cont.
7 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8 Plotting a Graph of the Radioactive Decay
9 Calculating Resolution Time of a Geiger-Müller Detector
10 Calculating Resolution Time of a Geiger-Müller Detector, cont.
11 Determining the Efficiency of a Geiger-Müller Detector
12 Determining the Efficiency of a Geiger-Müller Detector, cont.
13 Calculation of the Absorption Coefficient
14 Calculation of the Absorption Coefficient, cont.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Nükleer Fizik I Deneyleri, Prof. Dr. Mustafa BAKAÇ
2) Nükleer Fizik I Ders notları, Prof. Dr. Mustafa BAKAÇ
3) Nükleer Fizik 1. ve 2. Cilt: Kenneth S. Krane. Çeviri Editörü: Başar ŞARER, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara-2001, 2002.
4) Nükleer Fizik: Prof. Dr. Besim TANYEL. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1994.
5) Nükleer Fizik Problem Çözümleri: Krane. Çeviri Editörü: Başar ŞARER, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara-2001.
6) Nükleer Fizik Problemleri: Doç. Dr. Şevket ÖZKÖK. Çağlayan Kitabevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Confirmatory Lab Approach, Question and Answer Method

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

the experiments in the laboratory, the oral quizes, prepariation of the experiment' s reports .

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students are expected to come to the lectures, and to be present at the lectures at least 70%.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e mail: mustafa.bakac@deu.edu.tr
Phone Office: +90 232 3012382

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 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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