COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICS-III (FLUIDS, WAVES AND THERMODYNAMICS)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHY 2001 PHYSICS-III (FLUIDS, WAVES AND THERMODYNAMICS) COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HAMZA POLAT

Offered to

Physics
Physics(Evening)

Course Objective

The goal of this course is to give students basic information about fluids, mechanic and electromagnetic waves, and thermodynamics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to give fluid concept.
2   Being able to give wave concept.
3   Being able to learn the different between mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
4   Being able to understand sound and light concepts
5   Being able to understand temperature and heat concepts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fluid mechanics
2 Oscillatory Motion
3 Wave Motion
4 Reflection and Transmission of Waves
5 Sound Waves
6 The Doppler Effect
7 Superposition and Standing Waves
8 Midterm
9 Temperature
10 The First Law of Thermodynamics
11 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
12 Heat Engines
13 Entropy
14 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: University Physics, by H.D. Young, R.A. Freedman, A.L. Ford, Addison Wesley, 12th Ed., New York, 2008.
References:
1 Fundamentals of Physics, by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearly Walker, John Wiley and Sons, 7th Ed., New York, 2005.
2 - Phyics, by Paul A. Tipler, Worth Publishers, 3th Ed., New York, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Weight of homework and midterm exam in the semester is 40 per cent.
2. Weight of final exam is 60 per cent.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70 per cent of the course.
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hamza.polat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday and Friday between 11:00 to 12:00 a.m

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for midterm exam 12 1 12
Preparation for homework 12 4 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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