Physical and Biological Properties of Agricultural Products
| Numbering Code | U-AGR03 3C147 LJ83 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 3rd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.1 | |
| Instructor name | OGAWA YUUICHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Various measurement and analysis techniques have been introduced in recent years for food safety and security. This lecture will mainly focus on the acoustic and optical properties of agricultural or food products. In addition, we will learn about the composition of the sensing system and the method of processing obtained information based on real cases. We will also consider technology that contributes to the security and safety of food and information on agricultural products and foods required in the future. | |||
| Course Goals | Understand that a target object's acoustic and optical characteristics occur with microscopic state changes of substances. Learn how to find the relationship between the measurement results and the physical properties, size, quality of a target object. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The course will be held according to the following plan. However, the order and frequency of the topics might change depending on the progress of each lecture and the students’ level of understanding. Lecture 1: Reality of agricultural products and food inspection Lectures 2 and 3: Basics on wave motion Lecture 4: Reality of quality evaluation using acoustic characteristics Lecture 5: Basics of electromagnetism Lectures 6 and 7: Conductivity and dielectric constant Lecture 8: Dielectric heating by microwaves Lectures 9 and 10: Optical characteristics (reflection and absorption) Lecture 11: Vibration of diatomic molecules Lectures 12 and 13: Optical characteristics of agricultural products (1) (from X-rays to visible light) Lecture 14: Optical characteristics of agricultural products (2) (application cases) [Final Examination] Lecture 15: Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Grading method: Grading will be based on reports (twice, 20 points each) and exams (60 points). ・Credits will not be given if a student misses class 4 or more times. ・All reports are required to be submitted. Grading criteria: Grading criteria and policies are based on the grading criteria and policies described in the Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the applicable year. |
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| Course Requirements | Recommended prerequisites: Bioproduction Mechanics, Control Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Learn about related technologies and measurement techniques explained during lectures and deepen knowledge on related content. Some lecture content should be learned in conjunction with bio-sensing engineering and bio-production engineering since they will be covered in bio-sensing engineering experiments within bio-production engineering experiments I and II. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | 近藤 直 『農産物性科学（２）』 (コロナ社) ISBN:978-4-339-05230-5 [Naoshi Kondo, Agricultural Product Science (2nd ed.), Corona Publishing Co., Ltd.). | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during the lectures. | |||
