Information Package / Course Catalogue
Physics I (mechanics)
Course Code: FİZ101
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 2
Credit: 5
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

This is a basic course for first year students covering Newtonian mechanics and its applications. The aim of the course is to teach the principles of Newtonian mechanics and their application to various problems. In addition, it prepares students for other higher level physics courses in the following semesters.

Course Content

Physics and Measurement, Vectors, Motion in one dimension, Motion in two and three dimensions, laws of motion, circular motion and applications of Newton's laws, momentum and collision, Work, Kinetic and Potential Energy, Rotation and Rolling Motion of Solids and Angular Momentum, Static equilibrium and Elasticity, Vibration Motion, Waves and Basic Properties

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüseyin DERİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Students apply the basic concepts and principles of Newtonian mechanics to relevant problems.
2.Students bring critical and logical solutions in daily life with the help of the information they have learned.
3.Students apply the laws of Newtonian mechanics to the real world.
4.Students follow the latest developments and technological developments in Physics.
5.Students apply Mathematics, Chemistry and Engineering techniques to solve physics problems.
6.Students solve and interpret mechanical problems of multi-particle classical systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.University Physics , H.D.Young, R.A.Freedman
2.Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
3.Fundamentals of Physics
4.Physics , Hans C. Ohanian
5.Lectures on Physics I, R. Feynman
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Physical quantities, vectors and scalars
Week 2 - Theoretical
Motion in one dimension
Week 3 - Theoretical
Motion in two and three dimension
Week 4 - Theoretical
Laws of motion and dynamics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Circular motion and other applications of Newton’s Laws
Week 6 - Theoretical
Work and kinetic energy
Week 7 - Theoretical
Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Subject Review (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Linear Momentum, Impulse and Collisions
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rotation of Rigid Bodies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dynamics of Rotational Motion
Week 12 - Theoretical
Equilibrium and Elasticity
Week 13 - Theoretical
Periodic Motion
Week 14 - Theoretical
Mechanical Waves
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1436126
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
2
5
2
2
2
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
1
OÇ-5
5
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
1
OÇ-6
5
5
5
5
2
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026