COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS LABORATORY III

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 2901 PHYSICS LABORATORY III COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÜMIT AKINCI

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is
To describe the basic properties of vibration and wave motions,
To designing and implementing an experiment to measure the properties of wave motion,
To develop skills of expressing, visualizing and interpreting experimental results.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to define the basic properties of vibration and wave motions.
2   to be able to eparately examine different wave motions.
3   to be able to work with harmony by making a group.
4   to be able to design an experiment and apply it.
5   to be able to interpret the results of the experiment.
6   to be able to report the experiment results appropriately.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information sesion for the laboratory studies
2 Measurement and Error
3 Error Analysis and Error Propagation
4 Reflection and Refraction Laws
5 Interference, Diffraction and Polarization
6 RLC Circuits
7 Water Waves
8 Vibration of Strings
9 Investigation of the Normal Modes of Coupled Oscillations
10 Acoustic Waves
11 Ultrases
12 Summative Assessment
13 Repetition of experiments I
14 Repetition of experiments II

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Vibration and Waves Laboratory Experiment Booklet by Dokuz Eylül University Physics Department (2021).
Vibration and Waves Laboratory Experimental Presentations by Dokuz Eylül University Physics Department (2021).
Vibration and Waves Laboratory Experiment Videos by Dokuz Eylül University Physics Department (2021).

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Experimental studies
2. Question-Answer sessions
3. Discussing
4. Lecturing
5. Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The reports prepared by the students about the experiments will be evaluated as homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held face-to-face in the laboratory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

umit.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be anounced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Labratory 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Web Search and Library Research 8 1 8
Preparing report 8 1 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155453225111122
LO.222221215111122
LO.352221212111122
LO.422251212111122
LO.522244212111122
LO.623333212111122