|
|
| FIZ4007 | Biophysics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hakan YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr.Belgin Küçükömeroğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objective of this course is to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and methods of biophysics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand the basic concepts of biophysics.
| 2 - 6 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | analyze the methods and problems of biophysics. | 2 - 6 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | understand our daily life physics. | 2 - 6 | 1 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction. Properties of fluids in motion. Transport in an infinite medium. Transport through neutral membranes. Electrical properties of nerves. Charged membranes. Radiation biophysics. NMR and imaging methods. |
| |
| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | basic concepts in biophysics | | | Week 2 | fluids in motions | | | Week 3 | blood circulation-pressure in body-problems | | | Week 4 | diffusion laws | | | Week 5 | transportation systems-osmosis-problems | | | Week 6 | sounds and ultrasonography | | | Week 7 | introduction to radiation biophysics-basic concepts exam | | | Week 8 | radiation dosimeters-biological effects of radiation-genetics and cellular effets | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | radiation dosimeters-biological effects of radiation-genetics and cellular effets | | | Week 11 | radiation therapy methods | | | Week 12 | target theory-multi target theory-radiation effects on molecular stage | | | Week 13 | detectors-radiopharmaceuticals-dose calculations | | | Week 14 | introduction to NMR theory-MR techniques | | | Week 15 | physics of vision | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ders Notları, Yilmaz A.H. | | | |
| 1 | Biophysics DeMystiFied, Goldfarb, Daniel, Mc Graw Hill,2011 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | /11/2025 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | /01/2026 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 4 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
|