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| BYF5008 | Electromagnetic Waves and Their Usage | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOPHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İsmail Abidin
Dr. Öğr.Üyesi Harun Başoğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn the electromagnetic wave spectrum and the use of non-ionizing and ionizing EMDs |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define electromagnetic waves and spectrum | 4 | | | PO - 2 : | recall the energy properties of ionizing and non-ionizing EMDs | 4 | | | PO - 3 : | calculate the energies of electromagnetic waves with a given frequency | 4 | | | PO - 4 : | explain the usage areas of electromagnetic waves | 4 | | | PO - 5 : | explain the biological effects of ionizing and non-ionizing EMDs | 4 | | | 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 | | |
| Physical laws of electromagnetic waves, examination of the spectrum, low frequency EM waves, radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet and x-rays usage areas and biological effects |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Electromagnetic Wave Physics | | | Week 2 | Concepts of ionizing and non-ionizing | | | Week 3 | Very low frequency EMD, Radio waves | | | Week 4 | Microwaves and their uses | | | Week 5 | Infrared waves and their uses | | | Week 6 | Visible light and wave/particle properties of light | | | Week 7 | Biological effects of non-ionizing EMD | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | Ionizing EMD and substance interaction | | | Week 10 | Ultraviolet light, uses and biological effects | | | Week 11 | X-rays | | | Week 12 | X-Rays uses | | | Week 13 | Gamma rays and their uses | | | Week 14 | Biological effects of ionizing EMD | | | Week 15 | Homework | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
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