Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : EE470 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
To comprehend the physical origin and nature of radioactivity, its electrical measurement methods and engineering applications.
Origin and nature of radioactivity, radioactive decay law, radiation and dose concepts and their units, electrical measurement of radiation and dose, Geiger-Müller counter, Scintillation counter, Engineering applications of measurements of radiation quantities.
| 1. | To understand the radioactivity and radiation concepts |
| 2. | To understand the origin and nature of the nuclear radiation |
| 3. | To understand the radiation types, propagation of radiation, and ionizing radiation |
| 4. | To understand the internal structure of nucleus and nature of nuclear radiation, to recognize the radiation counters |
| 5. | To understand how Geiger-Müller counters measure radiation quantities electrically |
| 6. | To understand how Scintillation counters and other modern radiation counters measure radiation quantities electrically |
| 7. | To understand modern engineering applications of radiation measurements |
| 1. | A. Beiser, Concepts of modern physics, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill (2003) |
| 2. | K. S. Krane, Modern Physics, 3rd ed., Wiley (2012) |
| 3. | J. Bernstein, P. M. Fishbane and S. Gazirowicz, Modern Physics, Prentice Hall (2000). |
| 4. | Lecture notes and internet publishments |
| 5. | N. Tsoulfanidis and S. Landsberger, Measurement and detection of radiation (4th edition), CRC Press- Taylor and Francis (2015) |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 2 | %10 |
| Term Assignment | 1 | %5 |
| Project | 1 | %60 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %25 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Assignment | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Term Project | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Project | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Individual Work | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |