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Science 107: First Day’s Introduction, Spring 2012 LECTURE-1

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Science 107: ENERGY, YOU & ENVIRONMENT (EYE)

1. Instructor & Lectures:

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Halil Bayraktar Office: SCI-Z48

([email protected])

Lab Instructor: Nazmi Yilmaz Office: SCI-136

([email protected]) Lab: SCI-B10

Lectures: Tuesday / Thursday / Friday, 15:30-16:20 Labs and discussion sections: Thursday and Fridays. (Check your lab and discussion sections immediately!) Course Website: http://bioimagingtechnologies.wordpress.com/teaching/science/ First lecture meeting: 2 / 7 / 2012 Last lecture meeting: 5 / 18 / 2012 Spring-2012: 42 lectures, 6 labs, 6 discussion sections (DS) 2. Course Format and Goals. i) What are the course objectives?

This is a class of energy and environment. It is all about the Energy, You & Environment (EYE course). You will understand the microscopic and macroscopic origins of the phenomena that happen in the world around us all the time. Upon on successful completion of this course, you will have an extensive practice in understanding energy problems, hydrogen economy, global climate change and applying concepts to solve energy problems with modern materials and technology. Besides we hope that you will emerge from the class excited about science and prepared to take additional science courses at Koc. We would like to see you using the fundamental principles of matter and light for explaining many things in your life. ii) Synopsis This course introduces fundamental energy and environment concepts in the context of chemistry. Topics in energy include its definition, units, and relation to our daily activities. The misunderstanding on energy will be discussed. Various source of energy such as light, thermal, nuclear, chemical and wind will be discussed in great detail. We will answer questions like, what is energy? How does an electron and photon have both particle and wave properties? What is a photon? How does photon generate energy in solar cells? Why do chemical reactions happen? Why is CO2 a green house gas but not H2O? How much do we owe to magnetism for our modern life? What is the relation between poverty and energy consumption? Is it possible to use a cellphone for month with a single charge? We will also draw on our knowledge


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of chemistry to understand future materials to solve global energy problems if time allowed. The course is not hard but does take a lot of time. You should always be reading, working problems and do lots of practice. Your ultimate goal is to understand the energy and environment in the context of chemistry and how to apply those principles to find solutions to global energy and environment problems. You will get student feedback forms (STUFF) at the end of each week. Please fill the STUFF quickly and return it at the end of class. STUFF will help us to evaluate the students in weekly basis and see where students have a hard time understanding course material, so it simply tells us what the things you have found confusing during that week. The collected STUFF is NOT going to be graded but will help us to organize the discussion sections. I will present several in class activities on chemistry (CACHE) during the semester. These activities will demonstrate the fundamental properties of matter and light. I will bring many different applications related to course material. The CACHE will amaze you during the class. So be ready for lots of fun! iii) Prerequisites: Knowledge of high school calculus is assumed. Students are also expected to have high school elementary chemistry and some knowledge on life sciences.

3. Course information:

During the semester, updated course information can be found at

http://bioimagingtechnologies.wordpress.com/teaching/science/. Changes will be announced during lectures, please do not miss any class (see below for attendance policy).

The schedule for spring 2012 and download course program for details.

Week Readings Topics

1 Chapter 0 Introduction-Energy, Matter and Their Interactions Chapter 0 What is energy? What is matter? Chapter 0 Global energy demand, problems and poverty 2 Chapter 0 Misconceptions in Energy

Chapter 1 Take breathing for granted & Energy

Chapter 1 Food + Air = Energy

3 Chapter 8 Light - Matter interaction, Photoelectric effect

Chapter 8 Solar cell technology

Chapter 8 Ideas on solar cell technology in future 4 Chapter 2 Atoms, Matter and Light

Chapter 2 Solar radiation and Ozone Layer Chapter 2 Chemistry of Ozone & Skin Cancer


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Chapter 3 Molecular vibrations and Greenhouse Gases

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Molecular vibrations and Global Warming (2) Global warming and You (1)

MIDTERM 1 6 Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Global warming and You (2) Energy from combustion reactions

Fossil fuels and Environment

7 Chapter 4 Biofuels and Environment

Chapter 7 Radioactivity and Radioactive Elements Chapter 7 Nuclear Energy

8 Chapter 7 Future of Nuclear Energy Magnetism - Energy & Technology Magnetism - Energy & Technology (2)

9 Chapter 6 Acid & Base Pollution&Prevention Chapter 6 Acidity of daily chemicals Chapter 6 Acidity of daily chemicals

10 Chapter 5 Water for life

Chapter 5 Water Pollution & Protection Chapter 5 Water for life

11 Chapter 8 Water for energy-Hydrogen

Chapter 8 Hydrogen Energy Chapter 8 Hydrogen Economy

MIDTERM 2

12 Chapter 8 Fuel cells technology & Electrochemistry (1)

Chapter 8 Fuel cells technology (2) Chapter 8 Battery (Alkaline, Lithium-Ion, Lead-acid ) (1)

13 Chapter 8 Battery Technology (1)

Chapter 8 Ideas on Battery Technology Chapter 8 Wind & Geothermal energy

14 Chapter 9 Modern Materials, Polymers, Transistors, Lasers (1) Chapter 9 Modern Materials, Polymers, Transistors, Lasers (2)

Ideas on Modern Energy Technology

FINAL EXAM

4. Exam dates: There will be two mid-term exams and a final exam. Exam dates will be determined and announced by the Registrar’s Office. Tentative Exam Dates: 1st Midterm: to be announced 2nd Midterm: to be announced

If you miss an exam because of an unavoidable circumstance, you must return us an official documentation within 3 days that explains this absence.If approved, make-


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up exams will be given, the date will be announced later and will include all topics covered throughout the semester. 5. Labs, Discussion Sessions:

The labs are designed to introduce students to basic scientific principles. Labs will

take place in room SCI-B10. Total of 6 experiments are planned. Detailed information about the lab procedures, safety instructions, reports, quizzes, grades etc. will be given at the lab orientation to which you are REQUIRED to attend in the first week of the semester. There will be total of 6 DS sessions and 6 experiments that you must attend. The attendance to labs and DS are mandatory. Any changes in the tentative Lab/DS schedule will be announced during the lectures. You are responsible for keeping track of the changes. Lab and DS schedule for spring- 2012:

Weeks Discussion

Sections Th/Fr

Lab Schedule

Th/Fr

Mandatory DS & Lab Meeting

1

2

DS1

Lab1

3

DS1

Lab1

4

DS2

Lab2

5

DS2

Lab2

6

DS3

Lab3

7

DS3

Lab3

8

DS4

Lab4

9 DS4 Lab4


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DS5

Lab5

11

DS5

Lab5

12

DS6

Lab6

13

DS6

Lab6

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6. Office Hours:

Halil Bayraktar Office: SCI-Z48, FRIDAY, 4:30-6:30 Office hours are great opportunity that we encourage every student to attend

during the semester. You can meet individually with the course instructors to discuss any questions about course material, clarify the concepts and learn more about chemistry and science. 7. Books and Reading Assignments:

The textbook of this course is:

Chemistry in Context, Applying Chemistry to Society by C. H. Middlecamp et. al., McGraw-Hill International Edition. This book is available from university book store at a price of 79 TL. You can also consult other chemistry and science books: Some other supplementary books will also be on reserve at the Suna Kirac Library. Besides, weekly reading assignments will be given online that include journal papers drawn from literature that are particularly relevant to the lecture or lab topics. 8. Laboratory Guidelines: i) The passing grade for the lab portion is 60. A student failing the lab portion automatically scores “F” for the entire course, regardless of performance on exams. A student repeating the course will not repeat the lab, if s/he already has a passing grade (70 or higher) from the lab. Previous year’s lab score will be used for calculating the overall grade. Those students must contact the lab instructor in the first week and verify their situation. These students must attend the Discussion Sessions. The scores of DS from previous years are not transferable.


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ii) You will be given a quiz at the beginning of each lab. Quiz will be 20 % of total grade from lab section. iii) Each missed lab session without a legitimate excuse accepted by university, results in a reduction of your final course grade by one notch (grade). Whenever you have an excuse for the missing lab, you have to contact Nazmi Yılmaz ([email protected]) within 3 days and provide the relevant documents in order to arrange a make-up session. It is your responsibility to ask for a lab make-up appointment. Late requests for make-ups will not be taken into consideration. iv) LAB REPORTS: I ask that you turn in report on time. Lab reports will be written in lab notebooks and collected at the end of each experiment. Lab notebooks must stay in the lab all the time. Reports not turned in the lab will not be graded and given zero. v) SAFETY (1): Safety glasses and lab coats must be worn at all times in the lab when performing experiments. You must purchase a pair of safety goggles and lab coat from university store. vi) SAFETY (2): All detailed safety rules about experiments will be explained in the labs. You must obey the safe rules all the time. 9. Important Policies: a) GRADING: The final grade of the student will be calculated according to the following percentages:

1st mid-term exam: 21 % 2nd mid-term exam: 22 % Final exam: 30 % Attendance: 6 % Lab: 18 % DS: 3 % (0.5% * 6)

b) ATTENDANCE: It is 5 % of your final grade. Students should attend all classes. It is mandatory. Attendance will be collected in lectures. If you miss more than 6 lectures, 6% will be omitted from your final grade. It is your responsibility to find out what was covered in class on days you miss (whether it be class material, notes, an assignments, or a change to the syllabus). c) CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR: Continued enrollment in this class implies acceptance of the following five agreements: 1. In class, be positive, willing, and prepared. 2. Come to class on time. 3. Don't give leaving cues (packing up early, snapping binders shut, etc.). 4. Be respectful. 5. Be authentic (honest, real, true, etc.) 6. Don’t leave class in the middle of lecture unless some emergency happens. d) Discussion sessions (DS) are an integral part of the course and they are mandatory too and 3% of your total grade. You will watch documentary and have a discussion


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about it. The quiz will be given at the end of the DS session and will include short questions about the documentary. No make-ups will be given for discussion quizzes. Regular attendance, participation in class, punctuality for lectures and in assignments will be taken into positive consideration in determining the final grades of borderline students. Here is the list of documentaries: 1. Most of our universe is missing 2. Hawking Paradox 3. Global warming: An inconvenient truth 4. Nice guys finish first 5. Human V 2.0 6. Living Planet-Disc4, Part 3: New Worlds e) If a student misses an exam or a lab with a legitimate excuse that is approved by the university officials, he/she has to contact the course/lab/DS instructor within 3 days after the excuse is finished to arrange for a make-up. No make-up will otherwise be given. Make-up exams will be given later, and will include all topics covered throughout the semester. 10. Special Accommodations If you are in need of some kind of special accommodation (due to a learning or physical disability, special life circumstances, or something else altogether), please let me know and bring me appropriate supporting documentation as soon as possible (if you are waiting on documentation, but know you need accommodation, come talk to me soon anyway). 11. Academic Honesty In case of any form of academic dishonesty, “0” grade will be given for the exam or the assignment and the KU Disciplinary Action Committee investigation will be conducted. “Student Code of Conduct” and “Classroom Code of Conduct” can be found at: http://web.ku.edu.tr/ku/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2150&Itemid=3083 12. Collaboration, Plagiarism and Cheating Collaboration is important for science and, you will learn more when you work with your classmates throughout the semester. We encourage you taking a step to study with other students in class. However, we strongly expect that you must come up with your own work and creativity. You should write the names of your lab group partners if you collaborate on your problem sets, pre-labs, lab reports or any other work that you turn in, and make sure that all work must represent your own ideas. I wrote down below the some of the most frequently asked question and answers on


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collaboration: a) Is it acceptable that you look at your classmate’s lab report and copy it down? Absolutely no. This is called “plagiarism”, which is prohibited in academics. It is not allowed that a person simply copies the work done by another classmate. If you are uncertain what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, please read the Academic Honest Policy. When in doubt, ask immediately. b) Is it acceptable that you compare your answers with a classmate? Yes you can, but you should not copy it how the other student solve the problem or write a lab report, you should always be yourself and not use other’s ideas, you never know who has the right answer! c) Can you get help from your classmate when you have a hard time on class material? Yes you can, but you should make sure that you understand how to solve the problem or lab reports and then work through the lab report independently. It is acceptable that someone explains to you how to approach it, d) Is it acceptable to use other’s lab reports from Google, Bing, Facebook, Twitter vs.? No.

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