At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to understand the importance of measurement in Physics, 2) Will be able to distinguish between two kinds of physical magnitudes: vectorial and scalar, and know the characteristics of vectors, 3) Will be able to learn Newton's Laws of Motion and apply these laws to different kinds of problems, 4) Will be able to learn the concept of momentum and solve collision problems 5) Will be able to have an idea about energy and know the transformation of different energies into one another and the conservation of energy, 6) Will be able to gain knowledge about waves and solve the problems related to the topic,
7) Will be able to know light and optics, 8) Will be able to solve the problems related to the content of the course, 9) Will be able to make individual and group projects.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Physics and measurement, vectors, motion in one dimension, motion in two dimension, The laws of motion,
circular motion, work and energy, conservation of mechanical energy, angular momentum, static equilibrium
and elasticity, oscillations, waves, light and optics sound.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Physics and Measurement
2nd Week
Vectors
3rd Week
Motion in One Dimension
4th Week
Motion in Two Dimensions
5th Week
The Laws of Motion
6th Week
Circular Motion, Work and Energy, Conservation of Mechanical Energy
7th Week
MIDTERM EXAM
8th Week
Linear Momentum and Collisions
9th Week
Rotation of a Rigid Body About a Fixed Axis, Rolling Motion, Angular Momentum
10th Week
Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
11th Week
Oscillations
12th Week
Waves
13th Week
Light and Optics, Sound (EXAM)
14th Week
GENERAL Rehearsal
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1) Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik I; L.Serway (Palme Yayıncılık, 1992) 2) Fiziğin Temellleri; D.Halliday, R.Resnick (Savaş Yayınlar, Teori Yayınları, 1985) 3) Modern Üniversite Fiziği; R. Sears, W. Zemansky (Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1989)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Project,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Quiz
4
10
Project
1
10
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)