GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS/SOS1011
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assos.Prof. Dr. Erhan ESER, Assist.Prof. Dr. Halil BERBEROĞLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/erhaneser/academic
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  erhaneser@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Explain concepts related to environmental physics
Establish the relationship between the environment and physics
Provide information about environmental contaminants
Provide information about physical and chemical methods used in Elimination of pollution
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Environmental Pollution: General Information
2. Week  Sources of environmental pollution
3. Week  Air Pollution: General Information
4. Week  Gaseous pollutants, Particulate pollutants and environmental impacts of pollutants
5. Week  Physical and chemical methods used in removing of pollution
6. Week  General information, Physical properties of noise, noise measurement and noise character,
7. Week  Impact of Noise on health and economy
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Physical methods used in noise control
10. Week  Radioactive Contamination: General Information
11. Week  Radioactive Contamination: General Information
12. Week  Effects of radioactivity on living
13. Week  Disposal of nuclear waste
14. Week  Control of nuclear waste and applications in the world
15. Week  General overview
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1- Karpuzcu, M.(2003) Çevre kirlenmesi ve kontrolü. Kubbealtı Yayınevi, İstanbul. 2-Çevre Fiziği, 2.Baskı, Egbert Boeker, Rienk van Grondelle, John Wiley, Chichester
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question&Answer,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
1
20
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
2
8
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To train individuals who are contemporary, entrepreneur and have unique and aesthetic values, self-confidence and capable of independent decision-making.X
2To train individuals who are equipped with enough mathematicsX
3To teach mathematical thinking methods in order to improve the ability to express mathematics both orally and in writing,X
4To train individuals who are knowledgeable about the history of mathematics and the production of scientific knowledge and can follow developments in these disciplines.X
5To provide necessary equipments to take positions such areas as banking, finance, econometrics, and actuarial,X
6To acquire ability to solve problems encountered in real life by means of mathematical modeling using mathematical methods,X
7To provide ability to do necessary resource researches in the areas of mathematics and to use accessed information,X
8To give appropriate training in such areas as in computer programming and creating algorithms in order to take parts in developing IT sector,X
9To gain substructure to be able to study at graduate level.X
10The skill to have professional and ethical responsibilityX