Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1PHYS101General Physics I3+2+04629.07.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Civil Engineering
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The main objective of this course is to help students to develop an understanding of fundamental physical concepts and principles related to mechanics and an ability to use these concepts and principles to analyze and solve broad range of quantitative problems in the real world. This course also will teach student how to communicate scientific ideas effectively.
Course Content Definition of accuracy and significance of results in a measurement. Expressing vector quantities using different methods. Description of motion in one and multi-dimensions and their application to various problems. Introduction of Newton’s laws of motion andc onservation laws, and their applications to various problems. Description of rotational motion and their applications specifically rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Using mechanical laws to describe planetary motion and fluids mechanics.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof. M. Fatih Hasoğlu
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Lecture notes
Course Notes SEARS AND ZEMANSKY'S University Physics with Modern Physics, 14th Ed. by Young and Freedman, Pearson (2016).

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %50
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Practice 4 % 15
Final examination 1 % 45
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 13 5 65
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Laboratory 4 2 8
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5,5 161

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learning significance and accuracy concepts in a measurement
2 Applying knowledge of math, science,and engineering to everyday mechanical physics problems
3 Learning how to communicate and share scientific ideas
4 Learning concept of motion and its application to one- and multi-dimension problems
5 Application of Newton’s laws and conservation laws to broad range of problems including planetary motion and fluid mechanics

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors
2 Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors
3 Motion along a straight line
4 Motion along a straight line
5 Motion in two or three dimensions
6 Motion in two or three dimensions
7 Newton’s Laws of Motion
8 Midterm Exam
9 Work and Kinetic Energy
10 Work and Kinetic Energy
11 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
12 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
13 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions
14 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5
C1 5 5
C2 5 5
C3 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant