COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL PHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 1102 GENERAL PHYSICS COMPULSORY 3 2 0 6

Offered By

Mathematics (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN YILDIZ TUNALI

Offered to

Mathematics (English)

Course Objective

The major objectives of this course are to provide the fundamental knowledge of electromagnetism, to develop solid and systematic problem solving skills, and to lay the foundations for further studies in natural sciences

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to identify the electrical charges, electrostatic forces and the law governing these forces
2   Being able to describe the basic concepts of magnetism
3   Being able to calculate the electric field and magnetic field of a given charge and current distribution
4   Being able to explain the electrical and magnetic properties of materials
5   Being able to compute the circuital parameters of elements in basic electrical circuits
6   Being able to design and perform basic laboratory applications about the electric and magnetism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Electrostatics Sources of Magnetic Field
2 Electric Charge and Concept of Field Sources of Magnetic Field (Continued)
3 Gauss's law Electromagnetic Induction
4 Electric Potential General Review
5 Capacitance and Dielectrics
6 Current and Resistance
7 Tutorial and Repetition
8 Direct Current Circuits
9 Direct Current Circuits (Continued)
10 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Force

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, Raymond A. Serway, Saunders College Publishing, 0-03-015654-8,USA (1996)
2. University Physics, H.D. Young, R.A. Freedman, A.L. Ford, Pearson Education (2009)
3. Fundamentals of physics, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,ISBN 978-0-470 (2011)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Question-Answer, Discussion, Tutorials

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

The student s performance will be evaluated by addition of final exam grade to midterm exams grades and quiz.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

umit.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2533345
LO.3553344
LO.45333344
LO.5532344
LO.61214443

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