COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Waves, Fluids and Thermodynamics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 201
Fall
4
0
4
6
Prerequisites
 PHYS 105To get a grade of at least FD
andPHYS 106To get a grade of at least FD
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Aim of the course is to model mechanical waves occuring due to periodic motion and to introduce acoustic, fluid flow and thermodynamics.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Able to formulate periodic motion
  • Able to model mechanical waves mathematically and see their applications
  • Able to recognize sound waves being a mechanical wave.
  • Able to discuss fluid motion.
  • Able to state fundamentals law of thermodynamics.
Course Description In this course we will discuss waves, acoustic, fluid and thermodynamics.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Periodical motion Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.14
2 Pendulum, resonance. Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.14
3 Mechanical waves, descriptions and types Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.15
4 Mathematical modelling of mechanical waves Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.15
5 Standing waves, normal modes Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.15
6 Sound waves Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.16
7 Doppler effect, shock waves. Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.16
8 Review till here Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.14-16
9 Fluid mechanics Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.12
10 Bernolli equation, turbulence Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.12
11 Heat and temperature Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.17
12 Heat properties of materials Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.18
13 1st law of thermodynamics Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.19
14 2nd law of thermodynamics Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.20
15 General review Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics Ch.12,17-20
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Sears and Zemansky’s  University Physics with Modern Physics 14th Edition, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford
Suggested Readings/Materials

Fundamentals of physics -9th ed.I David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics and Mastering Physics, 4/E, Giancoli

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
12
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
15
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
1
46
46
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
15
Final Exams
1
16
    Total
156

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,

 X
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,

 X
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,

 X
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,

 X
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

 X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest