Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2PHYS102General Physics II3+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 teach students the fundamental laws of electricity and magnetism and how to use this knowledge in understanding the operation of basic electrical and magnetic circuit elements. This course will also teach students the description of light as electromagnetic waves.
Course Content Definition of charge and electric fields. Determination of electric field due to a point charge or to a charge distribution. Using Gauss’s law for symmetric charge distributions. Definition of electric potential and capacitance. Foundation of basic circuit elements. Definition of magnetic field and source of magnetic fields. Inductance and analyses of basic direct and alternating circuits. Using Maxwell’s laws to describe the light as an electromagnetic wave.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. 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 Applying knowledge of math and science to various problems in electricity and magnetism.
2 Learning electric and magnetic field concept and motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields.
3 Learning how to determine fields due to a static charge distribution or to a charge flow.
4 Learning operation and design of basic electric circuit elements and their everyday applications.
5 Understanding propagation of light in the vacuum and in a medium.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Electric Charge and Electric Field
2 Electric Charge and Electric Field
3 Gauss’s Law
4 Gauss’s Law
5 Electric Potential
6 Electric Potential
7 Capacitance and Dielectrics
8 Midterm exam
9 Current, resistance, and electromotive
10 Current, resistance, and electromotive
11 Direct-Current circuits
12 Direct-Current circuits
13 Magnetic field and magnetic forces
14 Magnetic field and magnetic forces

 
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