COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Experimental Methods in Physics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 312
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Problem Solving
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The main objetive of this course is to teach the students the modern experimental methods in physics and deepen their knowledge on this subject.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • design physics experiments.
  • discuss data collection techniques in physics experiments.
  • analyze the collected experimental data.
  • report experiment results.
  • distinguish different types of experimental techniques in various subfields of physics.
Course Description Designing an experiment, data collecting, data analyzing and experiment reporting stages in experimental physics will be explained with examples.

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 What is an experimental science about? Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 1, 1-12. ISBN: 9781857285789
2 Reporting on experiments Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 2, 13-23. ISBN: 9781857285789
3 Reporting on experiments, design of experiments Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 2, 24-38. ISBN: 9781857285789
4 Design of experiments, measuring the experimental variables Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 3, 39-54. ISBN: 9781857285789
5 Measuring the experimental variables Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 4, 54-65. ISBN: 9781857285789
6 Analysis of data Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 5, 66-78. ISBN: 9781857285789
7 Analysis of data - Midterm exam 1 Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 5, 78-92. ISBN: 9781857285789
8 Analysis of data Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 5, 92-101. ISBN: 9781857285789
9 Models Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). Chapter 6, 101-111. ISBN: 9781857285789
10 Experimental Methods in Nuclear and Particle Physics There is no required material.
11 Experimental Methods in Nuclear and Particle Physics There is no required material.
12 Midterm exam 2
13 Experimental methods in condensed matter physics There is no required material.
14 Experimental methods in atomic and molecular physics There is no required material.
15 Semester review
16 Final exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Colin Cooke, An Introduction to Experimental Physics (CRC Press, 1996). ISBN: 9781857285789
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
17
Final Exams
1
24
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,

 X
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest