COURSE SYLLABUS

PHYSICS IV (ITRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS)

1	Course Title:	PHYSICS IV (ITRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS)
2	Course Code:	FEN3316
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. REMZIYE ERGÜL
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ergulr@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The course contributes to the questioning and research skills of the candidates by enabling them to grasp the ideas underlying the basic theories of modern physics and gain a new perspective for the physics course. The aim of this course is to explain the basic subjects and concepts of modern physics to prospective teachers and to make them comprehend the differences between classical physics and modern physics' approach to events.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The course contributes to the questioning and research skills of the candidates by enabling them to grasp the ideas underlying the basic theories of modern physics and gain a new perspective for the physics course.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knows the basic concepts of modern physics.;
2	Defines the basic ideas and fundamental experiments that underlie the fundamental theories of modern physics.;
3	Explain important modern physics applications.;
4	Relates the basic concepts of modern physics to daily life.;
5	Apply knowledge of modern physics to solving simple problems.;
6	Recognizes scientists who have worked in the field of physics in the 20th century and has information about their work.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Relativity, special relativity, Time dilation, Length contraction
2	Relativity and mass, Mass and energy, massless particles.
3	Lorentz transformation equations
4	An overview of general relativity.
5	Structure of the atom, Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr atomic models.
6	Energy levels, atomic and molecular spectra
7	Introduction to the quantum concept and photons
8	blackbody radiation
9	photoelectric effect
10	Compton scattering
11	Wave particle dilemma: Particle properties of waves De Broglie Waves
12	Particle state in a Box, Uncertainty principle I and Uncertainty principle II.
13	Introduction to quantum mechanics, Wave function
14	Wave equation, time dependent Schrödinger equation, tunnel phenomenon.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Artur B., (1997), Concepts of Modern Physics, Trans. Gülsen Önengüt, Akademi yayınları, Ankara. 2- Serway, R. A., (1996), Physics 3. Palme yayıncılık, Ankara 3-Bueche, J. A.; Jerde, D. A., Principles of Physics, Trans. Editor: Prof. Dr. Kemal Colakoglu; Palme yayıncılık, Ankara 4- Fishbane, P. M.; Gasiorowicz, S.; Thornton, T.; Basic Physics, Edited by Prof. Dr. Cengiz Yalcin;Arkadaş yayınevi 5-Telhat Ozdogan, Mehmet Kara, Sedat Silver, Metin Orbay. 2009. Introduction to Modern Physics, Pegema Yayıncılık 6- Pervin Unlu, Sebnem Kandil Ingec, Mustafa Guray Budak, Dilek Erduran Avci. 2006. Physics for Science Teaching IV Modern Physics. Anı yayıncılık.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Midterm and end-of-year exams are taken into account in the assessment and evaluation of the course.
Information	An exam with open-ended and multiple-choice question types is applied.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High