| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Biophysics | BIO106 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Sevgi TÜRKER KAYA
Assistant Prof. Dr. Arda ACEMİ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) To get information about electrostatic, electrical field and Gauss laws and its applications
2) To get information about potential, capacitor, dielectric, electromotive force and resistance
3) To know magnetic field, moving in a magnetic field, Amper's and Faraday's laws, Induction and magnetic properties of matter
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | Middle | High | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | No relation | High | Middle | Low | No relation | High | Middle | Low | High | Middle | Low | Low | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | No relation | High | High | High | No relation | Middle | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Electrostatic. Electrostatic field. Gauss’s law. Potential. Capacitors and dielectrics. DC current and resistance. Electromotor force and circuits. Magnetic field. Ampere’s law. Faraday’s law. Induction. Magnetic properties of matter. AC current. Maxwell equation.
Weekly Schedule
1) introduction to system biophysics2) the implementation of the principles of thermodynamics biological functions
3) Thermodynamic evaluation of the membrane transport
4) nerve conduction and action potential
5) nerve conduction and action potential
6) the sstructure of nerve cells
7) biophysics of vision
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) the structure of the eye and visual biophysics II
10) physiology of the ear
11) hearing biophysics
12) perception and perception biophysics
13) gauss law and applications
14) neurological dieseases
15) student's presentations
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required