Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
9105025292008Thermodynamics on Environmental InteractionElective118
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Objectives of the Course
Under the basic thermodynamic data of information on energy-environment and environmental issues during a given period.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜNERHAN
Learning Outcomes
1Understand the concept of energy.
2Thermodynamic modeling of environmental problems in the information below.
3Understanding the concepts of thermodynamics.
4Understanding the relationship between energy and environment.
5Information on environmental problems and solutions.
6Adopting the concept of entropy.
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
What is Thermodynamics?, Thermodynamics and Energy, Unit System, Thermodynamic Systems, The Zero Law of Thermodynamics, Energy Forms, Heat and Work, The First Law of Thermodynamics, Environmental Issues, Energy and Environment, Ozone and Smog, Acid Rain, The Atmospheric Heat Balance, Greenhouse Effect Global Warming and Climate Change, Geothermal Heating and Air Pollution Abatement, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law Aspects of Daily Life.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction and Basic Concepts of ThermodynamicsThe pages of textbooks
2Thermodynamics and EnergyThe pages of textbooks
3Unit System, Thermodynamic SystemsThe pages of textbooks
4General Problem Solving
5The Zero Law of Thermodynamics, Energy FormsThe pages of textbooks
6General Problem Solving
7Heat and Work, The First Law of ThermodynamicsThe pages of textbooks
8General Problem Solving
9Environmental Issues, Energy and EnvironmentThe pages of textbooks
10General Problem SolvingThe pages of textbooks
11Ozone and Smog, Acid Rain, The Atmospheric Heat BalanceThe pages of textbooks
12Greenhouse Effect Global Warming and Climate ChangeThe pages of textbooks
13Geothermal Heating and Air Pollution AbatementThe pages of textbooks
14The Second Law of ThermodynamicsThe pages of textbooks
15The Second Law Aspects of Daily LifeThe pages of textbooks
16General Problem Solving
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çengel YA, Boles MA, Termodinamik-Mühendislik Yaklaşımıyla, Çeviri Editörü: A. Pınarbaşı, Editör Yardımcıları: E. Buyruk, C. Özalp, A. Bilgin, H. Günerhan, S. Basan, 5.Baskı’dan Çeviri, Güven Bilimsel, İzmir, 2008. 2.Berkes F., Kışlalıoğlu M., Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimleri, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1990. 1.Hinrichs R.A., Kleinbach M., Energy Its Use and the Environment, Harcourt College Pub., Philadelphia, 2002.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study1410140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12525
Individual Study for Final Examination13535
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)232
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
LO14      
LO24      
LO34      
LO44      
LO54    4 
LO64      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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