GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION/BFZ-4000
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION
Credits 4 ECTS 9
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish and Eng
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Dr. Bahriye SIRAV
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bahriyes
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bahriyes@gazi.edu.tr, bahriyes76@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
For students, to get general information about radio frequency radiation
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face . Presentations, homeworks and reports
 -- 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  - Introduction to Radio Frequency Radiation - RFR  Define Electromagnetic Fields  Terminology of RFR
2. Week   RFR in Electromagnetic - EM Spectrum  Plane waves
3. Week   Ionizing – Non-ionizing Radiation  The common sources of RFR
4. Week  - Basic RFR Physics  Vectors and scalars  Electric charges
5. Week   Electric Field  Magnetic Field
6. Week   Time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations  EM Waves and propagation
7. Week   Interaction of RFR with matter
8. Week  - Basic Antenna Theory and Transmission of RFR  Define dB and it’s use in electronics
9. Week   Antenna Theory  Gain in antenna and wave propagation
10. Week   Polarization  Radiation patterns  Various antenna types
11. Week   Various sources of RFR and their RF propagations
12. Week  Discussion of usage areas of RF fields in daily life and the importance of these fields
13. Week  Discussion of usage areas of RF fields in daily life and the importance of these fields
14. Week  Discussion of usage areas of RF fields in daily life and the importance of these fields
15. Week  Discussion of usage areas of RF fields in daily life and the importance of these fields
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  - Halliday D. and Resnick R. Fundementals of Physics, 2 nd Ed, John Wiley and Sons, 1981 - Durney CH, Habib M, Iskander MF. Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, 1986. - Polk C, Postow E. Handbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, 2nd ed, Florida, USA, CRC Press, 1996.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  not available
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
20
 Assignment
0
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
70
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
30
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
4
60
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Reading
16
4
64
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
3
48
 Designing and Applying Materials
2
3
6
 Preparing Reports
8
2
16
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
226
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
9.04
 ECTS: 
9
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
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1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X