COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS LABORATORY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OFZ 1103 PHYSICS LABORATORY I COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To test basic concepts, principles, laws and theories of physics through experiments and to develop basic measurement skills

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize of experiment and measurement tools and know its limitations
2   To measure the physical grandeur and expression with the uncertainty of measurement results
3   To explain and test via experiments the basic concepts, principles, laws and theories which in this course covered
4   To Interpret et report of experimental results
5   To develop of thinking, questioning and problem solving skills related the basic physics concepts, principles, laws and theories in this course framework
6   To predict the mechanism of the laws of nature within the framework of physical theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Measurement errors and uncertainties, Recognition of the basic measuring instruments and measurement
2 Coefficient of friction
3 Volume measurements, Density measurements
4 Pendulums
5 Measurement of surface tension coefficient
6 Linear motion, Horizontal projectile motion
7 Midterm exam
8 Viscosity
9 Conservation of energy, Conservation of momentum
10 Measurement of the heat capacity of the calorimeter, Measurement of the ice melting temperature
11 Equilibrium
12 Physical pendulum
13 Buoyancy
14 Rotation of a rigid objects about a fixed axis
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

DEU Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Fizik Eğitimi AD, Mekanik Laboratuarı I Deneyleri, Eylül 2011
F. J. Keller, W. Edward Gettys, M.J. Skove, Fizik I, McGraw-Hill- Literatür, Istanbul, 1996.
Raymond A. Serway, Robert J. Beichner, John W. Jewett, Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik I, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2007.
Davit Halliday-Robert Resnick, Fiziğin Temelleri-I, Arkadaş Yayınevi, Ankara, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Individual and group experimentation, discussion, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Other activities: ability to perform lab experiments

Assessment Criteria

Written exam and multiple-choice test

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

kemal.yurumezoglu @ deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Education Faculty, Secondary Science and Mathematics Education Department, Physics Education Division
Ugur Mumcu Cad. 135. Sk. No: 5 35150 Buca-Izmir Phone: +90 232 3011379 Fax: +90 232 4204895

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Application 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 2 1 2
Preparation for midterm exam 2 1 2
report preparation for lab experiments 10 1 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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