| Course Name | Nuclear Physics II |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PHYS 404 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | Online | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingLecture / Presentation | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to discuss the applications of nuclear technology, specifically radiation physics, its applications in industry and medicine, as well as in energy production. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, measurement of radiation, evaluation of its effect on biological tissue, nuclear technology applications in industry, medicine and energy sector will be examined. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | The effect of radiation on biological cell | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 7.2-5. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 2 | Risk management | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 7.6. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 3 | Application of nuclear technology in industry | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 8.1-2. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 4 | Neutron activation analysis | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 8.3. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 5 | Rutherford scattering | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 8.4. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 6 | Nuclear medicine | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 9.1-4. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 7 | Midterm exam | |
| 8 | MRI, radiation therapy | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 9.5-6. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 9 | Energy from fission | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 10.2. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 10 | Chain reactions | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 10.3. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 11 | Nuclear energy power plants | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 10.4-6. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 12 | Thermonuclear fusion reactors | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 11.2. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 13 | Energy conversion in stars | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 11.3. ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 14 | Future of nuclear energy | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). Chapter 11.4 ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| 15 | Semester review | |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | John Lilley, Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications, 1st edn. (Wiley, 2001). ISBN: 9780471979364 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Kenneth S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, 3rd edn. (Wiley, 1987). ISBN: 9780471805533 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 50 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| 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 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
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| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | 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, | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | |||||
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