FİZ101L

School of Engineering \ Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering

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Compulsory

Turkish

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School of Engineering

Understanding measurement and error in physics, graph drawing, statistical and systematic error calculation, and conducting experiments on Newton’s first law, uniform linear motion, motion with constant acceleration, motion in a plane, Newton’s second law, Atwood machine, collisions and conservation of linear momentum, rotational motion, simple pendulum, parameter dependence of pendulum period, elastic springs and harmonic oscillations.

1. Serway, Beichner, Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2, Palme Publishing, Turkish Translation Editor: Prof. Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu, 2002, ISBN 975-8624-22-9
2. Young and Freedman, University Physics, Volume 2, Pearson
3. Fishbane, Gasiorowicz, Thornton, Fundamentals of Physics, Arkadaş Publishing, 2003, ISBN 975-509-368-9
4. Giancoli, Physics Principles with Applications, Prentice Hall
5. Halliday, Resnick, Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley & Sons

To provide students with an experimental understanding of the fundamental concepts of mechanics, statics, and dynamics necessary for undergraduate education.

1. Understanding key concepts essential for experimental work, such as significant figures, error calculation, and graphing
2. Developing awareness and discipline in conducting experimental studies
3. Improving the ability to interpret experimental results
4. Applying the subjects covered in General Physics I course
5. Understanding the concepts of constant velocity and constant acceleration motion
6. Understanding the working principles of mechanical systems such as the Atwood machine and Newton’s second law
7. Gaining knowledge about the conservation of linear momentum and energy based on types of collisions
8. Understanding the period dependence of mechanical systems involving simple pendulums and elastic springs
9. Learning how to compare theoretical predictions in General Physics I with experimental results using statistical and systematic error analysis

Week 1: Measurement in Physics, Error Calculation and Graph Drawing
Week 2: Uniform Linear Motion with Constant Velocity
Week 3: Motion with Constant Acceleration
Week 4: Horizontal and Projectile Motion
Week 5: Collisions and Conservation of Linear Momentum
Week 6: Atwood Machine
Week 7: Rotational Motion
Week 8: Simple Pendulum
Week 9: Elastic Spring
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• Reports: 80%
• Final Exam: 20%