COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS-III (FLUIDS, WAVES AND THERMODYNAMICS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL GÜLPINAR

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform students on the main principles and applications of fluid mechanics, vibrations & waves, and thermodynamics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning pressure in fluids, Pascal's law and buoyancy
2   Understanding the surface tension, fluid flow, Bernoulli equation, viscosity and turbulance phenomena
3   Being able to understand the simple harmonic motion and Young modulus
4   Being able to understand the relationships between damped oscillations, forced oscillations and coupled oscillators
5   Being able to understand the traveling waves and solve the wave equation in one an two dimensions
6   Being able to understand relationships between standing waves, diffraction & interference, and dispersion phenomena
7   Being able to understand the zeroth law of thermodynamics, thermal expansion and heat conduction phenomena
8   Being able to undertand the relations between ideal gas and van der Waals equations of state
9   To understand the outcomes of kinetic theory and Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of molecular speeds
10   To learn the basics of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, heat engines and entropy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pressure in a fluid & Pascal's law & Buoyancy & Surface tension
2 Fluid Flow & Bernoulli's Equation & Viscosity and Turbulence
3 Simple harmonic motion: mass-spring system and electric circuits
4 Young modulus & Damped oscilaltions & Forced oscillations & first quiz
5 Travelling waves & wave equation
6 Standing waves
7 Diffraction & interference & Dispersion
8 Midterm Exam
9 Thermal equilibrium & Zeroth law of termodynamics: Thermometers and Temperature Scales and Thermal Expansion Quantity of Heat, Calorimetry, Phase Changes , Heat transfer & Radiation
10 Equations of State & ideal gas and Van der Waals gas and Molecular Properties of Matter and Kinetic-Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas and Heat Capacities in kinetic theory
11 Maxwell & Boltzmann distribution and Phases of Matter & phase diagrams and Thermodynamic Systems and work
12 Work in thermodynamics systems application of the first law and second quiz
13 Kinds of Thermodynamic Processes:Internal Energy and heat capacity of an Ideal Gas and Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas
14 Heat Engines; Otto, Diesel and Carnot cycles and entropy and disorder as well as Microscopic Interpretation of Entropy
15 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References:
1.Serway, A. R. , J.W. Jewett , "Physics for Scientists and Engineers", Thomson
Brooks/Cole, 6th Edition
2. Young & Freedman University Physics (Akışkanlar Fiziği ve Termodinamik)

Auxiliary references:

1. Geroge C. King, Vibrations and waves, Manchester Physics Series (Titreşim ve Dalgalar)
2. French, A. P. (Çev.: Nazım Uçar) (1996). Titreşimler ve Dalgalar, Kültür Eğitim
Vakfı Yayınları, Erzurum.

3. Pain, H. J. (2000). The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, John Wiley & Sons Ltd,
West Sussex

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-Answer sessions
3.Discussing
4.Homework

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 * 0.25 + QUZ * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + QUZ * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams are taken as the achievements of students for the course.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.
4. Students, who do not participate in Midterm exams and regularly do the assignments, not allowed entering the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.gulpinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 8 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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