COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIL 4108 PHYSICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Computer Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Computer Science

Course Objective

To teach physics concepts to solve computer science problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a knowledge of basic concepts of physics.
2   Be able to solve problems of physics.
3   Be able to solve computer science problems by using physics concepts.
4   Be able to design efficient algorithms by using physics concepts.
5   Be able to solve problems of different type of disciplines by using concepts of physics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The scale factor and dimensions, units of measure
2 Energy, motion, inertia
3 Static and dynamic forces
4 Magnetism, electromagnetism, scientific imaging Quiz 1
5 Electricity, electrics converters
6 Electrostatic, electrokinetic
7 Insulators, conductors, semiconductors
8 Mid-term exam
9 Electronics, optoelektronics
10 Fluid mechanics, waves, sound
11 Light, light sources, materials and radiation
12 Color, spectroscopy Quiz 2
13 Chaos, statistical mechanics
14 The temperature, heat Thermodynamics, entropy

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Garcia, N., Damask, A., Schwarz, S., Physics for Computer Science Students, 2nd Edition, Springer-Verlag, 1997.
Supplementary Book(s): Serway, R. A., Jewett, J.W., Physics for Scientist and Engineers with Modern Physics, Vol 2, 7th Edition, Thompson, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.berberler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 6 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.12
LO.255
LO.3255
LO.455
LO.555