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| Code | BBT396 |
| Name | Soil Chemistry |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
To introduce basic soil chemical components and their characteristics, to provide information and knowledge about the relationships between these characteristics and soil fertility, especially soil nutrients within a chemical perspective
Course Content
Elemental composition of earth crust, primary and secondary minerals, soil-forming factors-pedogenic regimes. Soil-forming reactions carbonate balance-calcite containing systems. Ion exchange, cation exchange capacity, ion distribution, base saturation. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and microelement balances. Soil organic matter - humic and fulvic fractions. Structures, surface characteristics and nutrient adsorption functions of soil colloids.
Course Precondition
No prerequisites.
Resources
P.P. presentations
Notes
Toprak Kimyası, Prof. Dr. Sait USTA, Ankara Üni.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | After having this course, the students define soil chemical characteristics. |
| LO02 | Explain 'the soil-formation' concept |
| LO03 | plan and practice the activities for better use of these characteristics in agricultural production |
| LO04 | Solves some soil chemical problems |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has discipline-specific subject’s adequate knowledge of mathematics, science, and Agricultural Engineering (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition); use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields of the complex engineering problems. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Define, formulate and solve complex problems in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions, and apply modern design methods for this purpose in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline. | |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Select and use modern tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems and use information technologies effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition application. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex problems or discipline-specific research issues encountered in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Work effectively in interdisciplinary (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) and multidisciplinary teams; develope individual study skills | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Communicate effectively orally and in writing; has a foreign language knowledge at the “beginner” level; write reports effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, understand written reports, prepare, design and production reports, make effective presentations, take and give clear and understandable instructions. | 2 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Gain awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; access information in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, follow the developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Compliance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, and has knowledge of standards used in engineering practices. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gain knowledge of business practices as project and risk management and change management; gain awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has information about the effects of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition practice’s on health, environmental, and security in universal scale and social dimensions: The problems of the age reflection related with the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition; gain awareness of the legal implications of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition solutions. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical composition of earth crust, primary and secondary minerals | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Soil-forming factors (chemical impacts) | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Pedogenic regimes (chemical impacts) | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Soil- forming chemical reactions | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 5 | Carbonate balance, calcite containing systems | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 6 | Substance transfer among solid, liquid and gas phases of soil, intensity and capacity relations. Mineral solubility balance - nutrient concentration in soil solution. | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 7 | Mineral solubility balance (continue) | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | General study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Soil colloids - clay minerals - surface characteristics | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 10 | Electrical double layer, ion exchange | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 11 | Cation exchange capacity, ion distribution, base saturation | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 12 | Potassium balance- clay minerals, potassium fixation | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 13 | Nitrogen balance in soils: nitrogen oxidation numbers, mineralization - ammonification, nitrification | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
| 14 | Nitrogen balance in soils (continue): assimilative and dissimilative nitrogen reduction, (denitrification), nitrate leaching, immobilization | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Soil organic matter: carbon oxidation numbers. Decomposition of organic materials, humus synthesis, humic and fulvic fractions. | pre-reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | General study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | General study | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 100 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,00 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||