COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 1205 PHYSICS I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERPIL ŞAKIROĞLU

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the theoretical introduction and basic applications of Newtonian mechanics based on the principles of classical physics.

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, Motion in One Dimension
3 Motion in Two Dimension
4 The Laws of Motion
5 Circular Motion
6 Energy and Work
7 Repetition of topics
8 Hands-on session
9 Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
10 Linear Momentum and Collisions
11 Rotation of a Rigid Object about a Fixed Axis-I
12 Rotation of a Rigid Object about a Fixed Axis -II
13 Dynamics of rotational motion
14 Hands-on session, General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Main textbook:
1) Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik, Cilt I, R. A. Serway, Palme Yayıncılık.

Other references:
2) Üniversite Fiziği, H.D. Young, R.A. Freedman, A.L. Ford, Pearson Education yayıncılık (2009).
3) Fiziğin Temelleri, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Arkadaş Yayıncılık (2005).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, Question-Answer, Discussing

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

Final exam will be added to the success of the study of midterm thereby the student's success will be determined.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serpil.sakiroglu@deu.edu.tr
aylin.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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