COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MECHANICS 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 1101 MECHANICS 1 COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA BAKAÇ

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to introduce fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics which in this course covered. Make students to understand meanings of these concepts and laws, relationships between them. To relate fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics which in this course covered with everyday life examples. To gain ability of problem solving by using what they learned.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe the main concepts of mechanics which in this course covered.
2   To describe the laws of mechanics which in this course covered.
3   To grasp the relationships between fundamental mechanics concepts which in this course covered.
4   To relate the laws of mechanics which in this course covered with everyday life examples and being able to give samples.
5   To think, to ask and solve a faced problem or difficulty by using the concepts and laws of mechanics which in this course covered
6   To describe the importance of the concepts and laws of mechanics which in this course covered with justification.
7   To give original, new examples on the subjects of mechanics which in this course covered.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Mechanics:Measurement- standarts, units, meaningful numbers
2 density, dimensional analysis, unit translation
3 Vectors-coordinate systems, vectoral and scaler quantities, components of a vector, unit vectors
4 vector mathematics (dot and vectorial product)
5 Motion along a straight line: Motion in one dimension- displacement-distance, average speed, instantaneous speed, speed, absolute and relative acceleration, motion graphics, motion with constant acceleration in one dimension, kinematic equations
6 Motion in two dimension- displacement, velocity and acceleration vectors, motion with constant acceleration in two dimension, nonlinear motion
7 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8 Motion in two dimensions: projectile motion
9 Laws of motion-Newton's first law of motion, inertial systems, mass and weight concepts, Newton's second and third laws
10 Certain applications of Newton's laws, act under resistance
11 Work and energy; work done by fixed force, scalar multiplication of two vectors, work done by variable force, work-kinetic energy theory, power
12 Kinetic energy at high speed (relative); potential energy and conservation of energy-conservation and non-conservation forces, conservation forces and potential energy, conservation of mechanical energy,
13 Linear momentum and conservation; linear momentum and collisions-impulse and momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension, momentum conservation,
14 Collisions in two dimensions, mass center and variable mass bodies, motion of the particle system, rocket thrust motion.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Üniversiteler için FIZIK: Yazar: Bekir Karaoğlu, Seçkin Yayıncılık 4. Baskı 2020.
2. Temel Fizik Cilt 1: Yazarlar: P.M. Fishbane, S. Gasiorowicz, S.T. Thornton (Çeviren: Prof. Dr. Cengiz YALÇIN) Arkadaş Yayınevi. 2003.
3. Sears ve Zemansky nin Üniversite Fiziği Cilt 1: Yazarlar: Young ve Freedman (Çeviri Editörü: Hilmi Ünlü) Pearson Yayınevi.
4. Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik Cilt 1: Yazar: R.S. Serway (Çeviri Editörü: Prof. Dr. Kemal ÇOLAKOĞLU) Palme Yayıncılık. 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion, question and answer method, problem solving, active learning
methods, group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams, attendance to the classes, homeworks

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students are expected to come to the lectures, and to be present at the lectures at least 70%.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Bakaç
e-mail: mustafa.bakac@deu.edu.tr
Tel: +90 232 3012382

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75

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