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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| BIOPHYSICS (MEDICINE) (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | BFZ512 |
| Name | Optical Microscope Physics |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. FİGEN ÇİÇEK |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
Learning basic principles of microscopes and decide and choose a proper microscope for a scientific project and use a microscope.
Course Content
Basic optic principles, types of microscopes and their working principles.
Course Precondition
The lesson has no prerequisites
Resources
Lecture notes (For Medical Faculty Students - İsmail Günay) Biophysics (Ferit Pehlivan) Biophysics (Gürbüz Çelebi) Internet Search
Notes
Internet Research
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns light and basic optics concepts and applies them in experiments |
| LO02 | Learns and applies the basic principles of image formation in the microscope |
| LO03 | Learns and applies the selection criteria for the appropriate microscope for the experiments to be performed. |
| LO04 | Learns and applies microscope use and microscope image analysis in the laboratory |
| LO05 | Learns and applies the concepts of interference, diffraction and resolving power |
| LO06 | Learns and applies modern microscopes and operating principles |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns basic information about the field | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Sets up and works experimental setups in the laboratory | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Prepares a project proposal on its own | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Plans an experimental study | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Reports the research result | 1 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Interpret the research findings | 1 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has the analytical thinking mechanism related to the field, Reaches reliable information. Creates and writes a research project, works and researches based on ethical values. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | She/he systematically transfers the theoretical knowledge she has researched to the audience. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Have a scientific thinking systematic in relation to their profession. | 1 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Kendi başına bir proje önerisi hazırlayabilmek |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light and alectromagnetic spectrum | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Basic optical concepts | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Lenses | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Interference, diffraction and resolving power | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Polarization | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Optical components of the simple microscopes. Magnification and numerical apertur | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Modern microscopes and their working principles | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 9 | Lighting techniques in the microscopes (1); bright field, dark field, phase contrast, cross polarized light-1 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 10 | Lighting techniques in the microscopes (2); Microspectroscopy (UV and UV-vis) epifluorescence microscopy-2 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Lighting techniques in the microscopes ;confocal microscopy-3 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Lighting techniques in the microscopes ;confocal microscopy-4 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Other microscope types; Atomic Force, X Ray microscopy, electron microscopy | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Microscopes in cell biology and digital analysis-1 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Microscopes in cell biology and digital analysis-2 | Reading the related chapter from the textbooks and notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams-1 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
| 17 | Term Exams-2 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Performans Değerlendirmesi |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 118 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,72 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||