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Modern Physics For Everyone

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
PHU0008 Modern Physics For Everyone 2/0/0 EL English 2
Course Goals
 To teach the main concepts of modern physics with no use of mathematics and to give an understanding on recent discoveries in physics by hands on activities and experiments.
Prerequisite(s) PHU0008
Corequisite(s) Modern Physics for Everyone
Special Requisite(s) none
Instructor(s) Professor Gülce Öğrüç Ildız
Course Assistant(s) -
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques

WEEKLY SCHEDULE & TEACHING- LEARNING METHODS

Week 

Subjects

Teaching and learning methods

1

The birth and growth of the universe

 

multimedia

2

Fundamental forces and particles: Atomic Particles

The four fundamental forces : The strong force, The electromagnetic force, The weak force, Gravity

 

 

multimedia

3

Antiparticles, Cern Experiment: The Higgs boson

 

multimedia

4

Light and concepts of quantum mechanics ;Wave particle duality 

 

laboratory experiment

5

Double slit experiment 

 

laboratory experiment

6

Photoelectric effect 

 

laboratory experiment

7

e/m experiment 

 

laboratory experiment

8

Franck hertz experiment 

 

laboratory experiment

9

Spectrum of a hydrogen atom 

 

laboratory experiment

10

Schrodinger’s cat

Hesienberg’s uncertinity principle

 

multimedia

11

Quantum physic and gravity at odds

 

multimedia

12

Einstein’s special theory of relativity

i)      Reference Frames

ii)     The speed of light in all reference frames

iii)   Time: Not same for everyone

iv)    Space: Relative

v)     Einstein’s equation E=mc2   

 

multimedia

13

A glimpse to future

Large hadron collider

 

multimedia

14

Gravitational waves

String theory

 

multimedia

Principle Sources -Resources. The Universe Untangled: Modern Physics For Everyone

Other Sources -
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week The birth and growth of the universe multimedia
2. Week Fundamental forces and particles: Atomic Particles. The four fundamental forces : The strong force, The electromagnetic force, The weak force, Gravity multimedia
3. Week Antiparticles, Cern Experiment: The Higgs boson multimedia
4. Week Light and concepts of quantum mechanics ;Wave particle duality multimedia
5. Week Double slit experiment laboratory experiment
6. Week Photoelectric effect laboratory experiment
7. Week e/m experiment laboratory experiment
8. Week Franck hertz experiment laboratory experiment
9. Week Spectrum of a hydrogen atom laboratory experiment
10. Week Schrodinger’s cat Hesienberg’s uncertinity principle multimedia
11. Week Quantum physic and gravity at odds multimedia
12. Week Einstein’s special theory of relativity i) Reference Frames ii) The speed of light in all reference frames iii) Time: Not same for everyone iv) Space: Relative v) Einstein’s equation E=mc2 multimedia
13. Week A glimpse to future Large hadron collider multimedia
14. Week Gravitational waves multimedia
15. Week Gravitational waves String theory multimedia
16. Week
17. Week
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