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| FIZ7192 | Basic Concepts in Nuclear Physics - I | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakan YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Belgin Küçükömeroğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The goal of the course is to review and discuss some nuclear physics topics. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | interpret related topics in nuclear physics. | 1,2,9,11 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | analyze nuclear physics process. | 1,2,9,11 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | be informed applications on nuclear physics | 1,2,9,11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General nuclear properties- Nuclear forces between nucleons- Angular momentum in the nucleus- Nuclear moments- Hyperfine interactions- Nuclear form factors- Alpha capture reactions- General radioactive decay properties- Properties of elementary particles. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Rutherford scattering | | | Week 2 | scattering on laboratory and center mass system- Mott scattering | | | Week 3 | General nuclear properties | | | Week 4 | nuclear moments | | | Week 5 | nuclear form factors | | | Week 6 | Nuclear forces between nucleons | | | Week 7 | first exam | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Alpha decay theory | | | Week 10 | Beta decay theory | | | Week 11 | Selection rules- Double beta decay | | | Week 12 | second exam | | | Week 13 | Gamma radiation theory- Selection rules | | | Week 14 | continue | | | Week 15 | Properties of elementary particles | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/11/2013 | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 14 | 28/12/2013 | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 7/01/2014 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 16 | 5 | 80 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Total work load | | | 204 |
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