MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
PHY1006 General Physics Fall 2 2 3 5
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. LÜTFİ ARDA
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DOĞAN AKCAN
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖMER POLAT
RA MUHAMMED CEMAL DEMİR
Course Objectives: To introduce the fundamentals of scientific approach, Newton’s Laws, conservation of energy and electrostatics.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course;
o will be able to describe scientific method to obtain theories and laws.
o will be able to formulate the motion of a body in 1 dimension.
o will be able to apply vector notation to the concept of motion.
o will be able to formulate the motion of a body in 2 dimensions.
o will be able to apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to problems in 1-dimension.
o will be able to apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to problems in 2-dimensions.
o will be able to define different forces (tension, gravity, normal force, friciton force and resistive forces).
o will be able to create free body diagrams.
o will be able to differentiate fictitious forces.
o will be able to apply Newton’s Laws on Circular Motion.
o will be able to calculate the mechanical energy of a system.
o will be able to describe properties of charged particles.
o will be able to formulate the electric force between charged particles.

Course Content

In this course standards and units; vectors and coordinate systems; kinematics; dynamics work energy and power; conservation of energy; charges, electric force and electric field will be taught.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) 1. Physics and Measurement, Ch. 1, Introduction, Standards, mass, time, length, density and atomic mass, dimensional analysis, conversion of units.
2) 2. Vectors, Ch. 3, Vector and Scalar quantities, addition of vectors, substraction of vectors, Vector Multiplication, component of a vector, unit vectors-analytic method.
3) 3. Motion in one Dimension, Ch 2, Introduction, speed, position vector, displacement vector, average velocity, Instantaneous velocity, Acceleration, One-Dimensional Motion with constant acceleration, Freely Falling Objects.
4) 4. Motion in two Dimension, Ch 4, The displacement, velocity and vectors, two-dimensional motion with constant acceleration.
5) 4. Motion in two Dimension, Ch 4, The projectile motion, uniform circular motion, relative velocity and acceleration.
6) 5. The Laws of Motion Ch 5, Introduction, Newton’s First Law and Inertial Frames, Newton’s second Law, Force and Mass, Weight, Newton’s Third Law.
7) 5. The Laws of Motion Ch 5, Forces of Friction, Some Application of Newton’s Law
8) 6. Circular Motion, Ch 6, Newton’s Second Law Applied to Uniform Circular Motion, Non-Uniform circular motion.
9) 6. Circular Motion, Ch 6, Fictitious Force in a Rotating System, Motion in the Presence of Resistive Forces.
10) 7. Work and Energy , Ch 7, Work Done by a Constant Force, Work Done by a varying Force, Kinetic Energy
11) 7. Work and Energy , Ch 7, Work-energy Theorem, Power, Relativistic Kinetic Energy
12) 8. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy, Ch. 8, Potential Energy, Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces, Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
13) Electric Fields, Ch. 23, Properties of Electric Charges, Insulator and Conductors, Coulomb`s Law, The Electric Field
14) Electric Fields, Ch. 23, Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution, Electric Field Lines, Motion of Charged Particles in a Uniform Electric Field. Gauss`s Law, Ch. 24, Electric Flux, Gauss, s Law, Application of Gauss`s Law to Charged Insulator.

Sources

Course Notes: 1) Physics for Scientists and Engineers, eighth editions (2010) by John W. Jewett, Jr. and Raymond A. SERWAY, BROOKS/COLE CENGACE learning. 2) Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, sixth editions (2006) by Raymond A. SERWAY and John W. Jewett, Jr., Brooks/Cole- Thomson Learning.
References: 1) Physics, Principles with applications, 5th edition (1998) by Douglas C. GIANCOLI, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 2) Fundamentals of Physics, 5th edition (1997) by David HALLIDAY, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER, John Wiley &Sons. Inc. New York.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 0 % 0
Laboratory 7 % 15
Application 0 % 0
Field Work 0 % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 0 % 0
Homework Assignments 0 % 0
Presentation 0 % 0
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 2 % 40
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 45
Paper Submission 0 % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 7 2 14
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 2 12 24
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 15 15
Total Workload 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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