| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn fundamental concepts of physical transducers and can make the relevant comments and some calculations.
- Learn fundamentals and characteristics of transducers and can interpret.
- Learn fundamentals and characteristics of some advanced level transducers and can interpret.
- Learn basic electronic circuits related with transducers and can make relevant calculations.
- Learn biomedical applications of transducers and can interpret.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | In this course, basic concepts of transducers and their characteristics, basic principles of common transducers and some relatively new transducers (hall effect, piezoelectric effect, pyro electric effect etc.), electrochemical transducers, basic electronic circuits which are related with these transducers, and some special biomedical applications are handled. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Intorduction to Nanotechnology and its relationship with sensors |
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2nd Week |
Sensor Technologies and Sensor Characteristics |
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3rd Week |
Basic Sensor Strategies and Terms |
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4th Week |
Basic Electrical Definitions |
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5th Week |
Thermorezistive, Thermoelectric and other Thermo Effects |
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6th Week |
Capacitive Transducers |
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7th Week |
Piezoelectric, Pyroelectric, Piezorezistive Effects |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM |
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9th Week |
Hall Effect, Magnetic Transducers |
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10th Week |
Electro-optical Transducers |
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11th Week |
Electro-chemical Transducers |
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12th Week |
Basic Principles of Biosensors |
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13th Week |
Biomedical Applications of Transducers |
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14th Week |
Biomedical Applications of Transducers |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | J.G.Webster, The Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook, CRC Press, 1999.
J.Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensor, AIP Press,1997, (3) J.J.Carr Sensors and Circuits, PTR Prentice Hall, 1993.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Quiz |
5 |
20 |
| Attendance |
1 |
5 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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