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| ORM7412 | Soil Physics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ömer KARA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To enable students to understand the physical structure, properties and process in Soil |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | It becomes equipped with fundamental information about soil physics. | 1,3,9 | 1,4, | | PO - 2 : | Students can perform soil analysis to determine the physical properties of soil and utilize the tools and equipment needed for this purpose. | 1,3,9 | 3, | | PO - 3 : | They understand how various forestry practices will impact soil physical conditions and can suggest solutions to address potential issues that may arise as a result. | 1,3,9 | 1,4, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Soil physical composition and its texturel parts, Clay minerals and its structures, Soil structure and consistance, soil water and soil-water relations, soil air, soil temperature, soil color, soil organic matter, Soil function as a filter, Soil as a plant growing medium |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Concept of soil physics and research subject | | | Week 2 | Soil texture, soil physical composition | | | Week 3 | Clay as an active sol fraction | | | Week 4 | Soil structure and consistance | | | Week 5 | Soil water | | | Week 6 | Relationship of Soil-Water | | | Week 7 | Soil air | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Soil tempereture | | | Week 10 | Soil color | | | Week 11 | Organic matter of soil | | | Week 12 | Student Presentation | | | Week 13 | Permeability of soil | | | Week 14 | Rehabilitation of soil and its physical properties | | | Week 15 | General repeat | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Çepel, N., 1985, Toprak Fiziği, İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayınları, İ.Ü. Yayın No: 3313, O.F. Yayın No: 374, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Jury, W.A., Horton, R. 2004. Soil Phsics. Wiley Publication, 384 p. ISBN: 978-0-471-05965-3. | | | 2 | Shukla M.K., 2014. Soil Physics, An Introduction. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/04/2024 | 1,5 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | 17/05/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 14/06/2022 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Ödev | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 184 |
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