COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 1101 PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Mathematics (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHAMMED DENIZ

Offered to

Mathematics (English)

Course Objective

The course will provide a theoretical introduction and an overview of the fundamental applications of Newtonian mechanics based on the classical physics principles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define the physical quantities with their units
2   Being able to identify the vectorel and scalar quantities
3   Being able to understand the conservation principles of laws of motion
4   Being able to gain an ability to apply Newton s laws of motion to physical problems
5   Being able to calculate work and energy for simple mechanical systems
6   Being able to apply the energy conservation principles to mechanical systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Measurement and Unit Systems
2 Vectors
3 Motion in One Dimension
4 Motion in Two Dimension
5 The Laws of Motion
6 Circular Motion
7 Energy and Work
8 Energy and Work, Potential Energy
9 Potential Energy
10 Conservation of Energy
11 Linear Momentum and Collisions
12 Rotation of a Rigid Body about a Fixed Axis
13 Dynamics of a Rigid Body
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. University Physics, H.D. Young, R.A. Freedman, A.L. Ford, Pearson Education

Other Books:
1. Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, Raymond A. Serway, Saunders College Publishing.
2. Fundamentals of physics, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Tutorials, Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exams and assignments are taken as the achievements of students for the course.
2. Final exam will be added to the achievements of students for the course (to the midterms and assignments), thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhammed.deniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1512135
LO.2531125
LO.3541355
LO.4551355
LO.5552355
LO.6552255

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