ATILIM UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

PHYSICS GROUP
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PRACTICE

L+P
Course Name Code Term Credits ECTS
Hour
Phys. First 4.0
General Physics I 3+2 6.0
101 (FALL) (3.0,2.0,0.0)

Pre-requisite
Courses

Language of the
English
Course
Course Type Compulsory

Course Coordinator Instructor MEHMET KAVUK

Prof. Dr. RAMAZAN AYDIN, Assist. Prof. Dr. YASEMIN SARAC, and
Instructors
Instructors MEHMET KAVUK, FILIZ KORKMAZ and MEHMET ISIK

BAHADIR BEBEK, GÜLTEN KARAOĞLAN, KADIR ÖCALAN,

Assistants
SERPIL YALÇIN

The goal of this course is, by providing the calculus-based concepts of

mechanics, to establish the relationships between mathmatics, physics and
Course Objective engineering and apply the physical science to define and solve engineering
problems.

Learning Outcomes
of the Course 1) To understand and apply solving problems of mechanics that lead to the
understanding the fundamentals of related fields in engineering
sciences.

2) To understand the conceptual topics of mechanics and apply to

engineering problems.

3) To apply and integrate the basic science and the principles of

engineering science.
 4) To enhance students` ability and motivation to solve unsolved problems
in various fields.

5) To provide a useful introduction to the subject for engineering students

to give them the opportunity to establish conceptual relations between
mechanics and a wide range of topics of engineering science.

Measurement; Motion Along a Straight Line; Vectors; Motion in Two and

Three Dimensions; Force and Motion I; Force and Motion II; Kinetic
Content of the Energy and Work; Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy; Center of
Course Mass and Linear Momentum; Rotation; Rolling, Torque, and Angular
Momentum; Equilibrium and Elasticity.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES

Week Topics Pre-study Pages

Halliday and Resnick, Fundamentals of

Measurement and Motion Along a Straight Physics Chapter 1 and the Introduction of
1
Line the Lab. Manuel for Phys. 101 and Phys.
102, T. Kayed and A. Qasrawi.

2 Vectors Halliday and Resnick, Pages 13-24

Serway, Physics for Scientists and

3 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
Engineers, Fourth Ed., Chapter 4.

Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

4 (cont.) Halliday and Resnick, Pages 58-65
Force and Motion I (without Friction)

5 Force and Motion II (with Friction) Halliday and Resnick, Pages 87-98

Force and Motion II (cont.);

6 Young and Freedman, Pages 181-192
Kinetic Energy and Work

7 Kinetic Energy and Work Young and Freedman, Pages 192-199

8 Young and Freedman, Pages 213-232
Potential Energy and Conservation of
 Energy

9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum Halliday and Resnick, Pages 201-221

10 Rotation Young and Freedman, Pages 285-296

Rotation (cont.)
11 Halliday and Resnick, Pages 275-283
Rolling, Torque and Angular Momentum

Rolling, Torque and Angular Momentum

12 Halliday and Resnick, Pages 283-287
(cont.)

13 Equilibrium and Elasticity Halliday and Resnick, Pages 305-310

14 Equilibrium and Elasticity (cont.) Young and Freedman, Pages 354-358

SOURCES

Fundamentals of PHYSICS by Halliday, D., Resnick, R., and Walker, J. (8th

Course Book edition), Extended, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2007)

1) Sears and Zemansky’s UNIVERSITY PHYSICS by Young, H. D. and

Freedman. R. A., (8th Edition), Volume 1, Pearson Addison Wesley (2007)
Other sources
2) Physics for Scientists and Engineers by R. A. Serway, Third Edition

EVALUATION SYSTEM
IN-TERM STUDIES QUANTITY PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms 2 70
Lab. + Quizzes 1 30
Assignment - -
TOTAL 3 100
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL
3 70
GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
1 30
GRADE
TOTAL 4 100

Course Category
Supplementary Courses -
Basic Occupational Courses -
Expertise/Field Courses -
Courses on Communication and Management Skills -
Transferable Skills Courses -

CORRELATION BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM

COMPETENCIES

Percentage
No Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5
The skills of understanding, explaining and using the fundamental
1 X
concepts of general physics.
To develop students` basic knowledge of physics in order that they
2 X
can understand the rules governing the universe.
Skills of understanding the requirements for analysing a problem and
3 X
applying in engineering science.
To enhance students` ability and motivation to solve
4 unsolved problems in various fields.
X

To give broader background in math and science in order to

5 provide a basis for branching out into variety of areas.
Ability to effectively implement the knowledge of general physics in
6
engineering areas.

TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD

Duration Total
Activities QUANTITY
(Hour) Workload
Course Duration (Including the exam weeks: 16 x total course
16 3 48
hours, lab hours are not included)
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study and laboratory) 14 5 70
Assignments 2 5 10
Mid-terms 2 15 30
Final examination 1 20 20

Total Work Load 178

Total Work Load / 30 5.9

ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0