GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS/FİZ454
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Doç. Dr. ERDAL ARAS
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.erdalaras.com.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  erdalaras@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
To apply physics concepts in the environment
 -- 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 cours
 -- 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
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, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 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
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
5
5
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
1
5
5
 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 be able to gain scientific innovation skill.X
2To be able to make independent research and investigation.X
3To be able to earn clever observation and analytical thinking skills.X
4To be able to make an biological systems analizing with physics laws.X
5To be able to connect with basic science Mathematic, Chemistry and Biology.X
6To be able to gain ability of teaching and learning.X
7To be able to understand the importance of physics concepts, implementation and describtion.X
8To be able to provide an understanding of natural phenomena with development of technology.X
9To be able to gain thinking, creating, upgradability of discussion and questioning skills.X
10To be able to contribute to developments in the field of Nuclear Medicine ,Health Physics and Medical Physics.X
11To be ability to about computer-aided algorithm for solving problems and to become capable of writing programs.X
12To be ability to about access to information, present information and develop assessment.X
13To be develop itself as a parallel to developing technology.X