Information Package / Course Catalogue
Classical Mechanics
Course Code: FİZ323
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

to develop a clear understanding of the foundations of classical mechanics, and to be able to use these mathematical tools to solve a variety of problems

Course Content

Linear motion, Energy and angular momentum, Central conservative forces, Rotating frames, Potential theory, The two-body problem, Many body systems, Rigid bodies, Lagrange mechanics, Small oscillations and normal modes, Hamilton’s mechanics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn motion
2.To learn Force, Energy, Momentum and moments
3.To learn conservation laws
4.To solve problems of oscillators
5.To learn the inverse square laws and orbits,
6.To solve scattering problems
7.To learn rotating motions, coriolis force and Larmor effect,
8.To learn expansion of potential at large distances and understanding the shape of the Earth and the tides
9.To learn center-of-mass and use this on the many body system problems
10.To understand motion of rockets and the Earth-Moon system,
11.To learn moments of inertia,
12.To learn Euler’s angles
13.To learn Lagrange’s equations and use to solutions of problems
14.To learn Hamilton’s equations and use to solutions of problems
15.To learn symmetries and conservation laws.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Klasik Mekanik, T. W. Kibble and F. H. Berkshire, Çeviri editörü: Kemal Çolakoğlu
2.Klasik Mekanik, Emine Rızaoğlu, Naci Sünel
3.Classical Mechanics: An introductory course, Richard Fitzpatrick
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Linear motion, conservative forces, conservation of energy, the harmonic oscillator, the damped oscillator, oscillator under simple periodic force,
Week 2 - Theoretical
Energy and angular momentum, moments, central forces, polar co-ordinates
Week 3 - Theoretical
Central conservative forces, the isotropic harmonic oscillator, the conservation laws, the inverse square laws, orbits,
Week 4 - Theoretical
Scattering cross-sections, mean free path, Rutherford scattering,
Week 5 - Theoretical
Rotating frames, angular velocity, angular acceleration, coriolis force, Larmor effect,
Week 6 - Theoretical
Gravitational and electrostatic potentials, the dipol and quadrupole,
Week 7 - Theoretical
spherical charge distributions, expansion of potential at large distances, the shape of the Earth, the tides, the field equations,
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
The two-body problem, center-of-mass co-ordinates, elastic collisions, center-of-mass and lab cross-sections,
Week 10 - Theoretical
Many body systems, centre-of-mass motion, the Earth-Moon system,
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rigid bodies, rotation about an axis, perpendicular components of angular momentum,
Week 12 - Theoretical
Principal axes of inertia, calculation of moments of inertia, Euler’s angles,
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lagrange mechanics, generalized co-ordinates, holonomic systems, Lagrange’s equations,
Week 14 - Theoretical
Small oscillations and normal modes, coupled oscillators, oscillations of particles on a string, normal modes of the stretched string,
Week 15 - Theoretical
Hamilton’s equations, general motion of the symmetric top,
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment4%10
Quiz4%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1444112
Assignment44120
Quiz44120
Midterm Examination116117
Final Examination135237
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)206
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
4
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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4
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5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026