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| FIZ7290 | Statistical Errors of Radiation Counting | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Gökhan APAYDIN | | Co-Lecturer | Professor Engin TIRAŞOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The object of this course is to provide information about error at radiation measurement |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define about radiation measurement | 1 - 2 - 4 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | criticize error reason of measuremen | 1 - 2 - 4 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | describe statistical errors | 1 - 2 - 4 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | explain error reduce methods | 1 - 2 - 4 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Radiation counting statistics, Minimum detectable activity, Dead time counter and correction, Line and curve fitting methods, Basic probability theorems, Standart error of radiation counting rates, Error propagation, Error reduce methods. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | History of Radiation | | | Week 2 | Radiation counting statistics | | | Week 3 | Basic probabilty theorems | | | Week 4 | Terms of mode, median, mean, variance, standart defination | | | Week 5 | Binom, poisson, gaussian, lorentzian distribution | | | Week 6 | Standart error of radiation counting rates | | | Week 7 | Statistical errors at radiation counts, practice | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Error propagation | | | Week 10 | Laboratuvar uygulaması | | | Week 11 | Error reduce methods | | | Week 12 | Laboratuvar uygulaması, homework | | | Week 13 | Minimum detectable activity, Dead time counter and correction | | | Week 14 | Line and curve fitting methods, parctice | | | Week 15 | Homework | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 20/11/2013 | | 30 | | Laboratory exam | 12 | 25/12/2013 | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2014 | | 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 | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Ödev | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | | Total work load | | | 171.5 |
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