Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY I	Third cycle	KİMS453		7	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	No prerequisite
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	PROF. DR. ZEKİ BÜYÜKMUMCU
Lecturer(s)	PROF. DR. ZEKİ BÜYÜKMUMCU
Teaching assitant(s)	No teaching assitant
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	To teach basic concepts of nuclear chemistry
Course description	A chemistry course dealing with nuclear structure and properties and interaction between nuclei.

Course contents

1	Radioactive decay
2	Fundamental forces and fundamental particles
3	Nuclear structure and stability
4	Mass defect, mass excess and binding energy
5	Semiemprical mass equation
6	Modes of radioactive decay
7	Equations of radioactive decay
8	Midterm exam
9	Conservation laws for radioactive decay and other nuclear reactions
10	Radioactive decay kinetics
11	Target preparation for nuclear reactions
12	Sample preparation for activity measurement
13	Determination of half-lives
14	Decay scheme studies
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To learn basic concepts of nuclear chemistry
2	To learn modes of radioactive decay
3	To learn composition of nucleus and related properties of nucleus
4	To get knowledge on performing conditions of nuclear experiments
5	To learn statistical analysis of radioactivity measurement
6	The ability to analyze nuclear reactions through conservation laws
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	13	2	26
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	7	1	7
Homework	7	1	7
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	7	7
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			61
ECTS			2.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Lecture notes
Additional references	1) Nuclear and Radiochemistry, G. Friedlander, J. W. Kennedy, E. S. Macias, J. M. Miller, 3rd Edition (1981). 2) Atomlar, Moleküller, M. Ayhan Zeren, Birsen Yayınevi (2000).

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