Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Fatih ERSAN

Prof. Melis GÖKÇE

Assoc. Prof. Yelda KADIOĞLU

Lec. Cenk AKYÜZ

Lec. Şerife Gökçe ÇALIŞKAN

Technology, Science and Physics For Everybody

Course Code	: FİZ490
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 2

Objectives of the Course

To provide information about scientific and technological developments in the twentieth century and today by teaching the concepts of scientific methods, scientific thought and scientific approach.

Course Content

Fundamentals of science, scientific methods, scientific thought, scientific approach, scientific and technological developments in the twentieth century and today

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Cesur EKİZ

Learning Outcomes

1.	be able to define the concepts of scientific methods, scientific thought and scientific approach.
2.	be able to recognize nature based on scientific facts.
3.	be able to explain the importance of physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in the development of science and technology.
4.	be able to examine events encountered in daily life within the framework of scientific facts.
5.	be able to express scientific developments in the twentieth century and today.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	The Construction of Modern Science (Richard S. Westfall)
2.	Bilim Tarihine Giriş, H. G. Topdemir, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara 2018
3.	Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını NO: 3625

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Methods of science, Scientific thinking and scientific approach

Week 2 - Theoretical

True known mistakes, wrongly known facts

Week 3 - Theoretical

The reference value of scientific determinations in social models in nature

Week 4 - Theoretical

The reference value of social life in the animal kingdom in social modeling

Week 5 - Theoretical

Thinking approaches of nature in human perception by coming out of physical, biological and chemical formulas

Week 6 - Theoretical

Application of the principle of uncertainty to social perception

Week 7 - Theoretical

Application of element and molecule behaviors to the evaluation of human behavior

Week 8 - Theoretical

New Breakthroughs in Physics

Week 9 - Theoretical

Micro-Biology and Gene Theory (Midterm Exam)

Week 10 - Theoretical

Features of the Twelfth Century

Week 11 - Theoretical

The Einstein Revolution

Week 12 - Theoretical

Quantum Theory and Emergence of Atomic Physics

Week 13 - Theoretical

Modern Physics

Week 14 - Theoretical

Scientific and technological developments in the twentieth century

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14
OÇ-1										4	3
OÇ-2				3	4						3	4
OÇ-3			3								3	3
OÇ-4									3	3	3
OÇ-5					4	4				4	4