GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
VIBRATIONS AND WAVES/FZÖ305
Course Title: VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be able to comprehend periodic motions and sinusoidal vibrations and describe discription of simple harmonic motion.
Students explore the superposition of periodic motions
Students will be able to analyze the free vibrations of physical systems
Students will be able to solve the harmonic oscillator equation using complex exponentials.
Students will be able to explain the complex exponential method for forced oscillations and examples of resonance.
Students will be able to analyze symmetry considerations and normal modes of coupled oscillators.
Students will be able to discover the normal modes of N coupled oscillators.
Students will be able to describe normal modes of continuous systems and understand fourier analysis
Students will be able to comprehend wave speed, superposition, dispersion of progressive waves and calculate the transport energy of a mechanical wave
Students explain concepts of the boundary effect and interference
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Free vibrations of physical systems. Simple pendulum harmonic oscillator equation solution using the complex exponential function.
2. Week  Periodic motion,The superposition of periodic motions, Identification of simple harmonic motion with rotation vectors and complex exponential function
3. Week  two superposed vibrations of equal or different frequency in one dimension.
4. Week  Damped harmonic motion equation
5. Week  Undamped and damped harmonic motion equation of the forced oscillations.
6. Week  Physical characteristics of Coupled oscillators, The superposition of normal modes
7. Week  Coupled oscillators Consisting of N-body, Transverse and longitudinal oscillations
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Description of continuous system,Derivation of one dimensional wave equation, Fourier analysis
10. Week  Young modulus, and bulk modulus concepts, Analysis of the longitudinal vibration of a rod, Longitudinal vibration of air pipes and sound wave
11. Week  normal modes and traveling waves, progressive waves in one direction,
12. Week  the energy in a mechanical wave, the transport of energy by a wave
13. Week  Boundary effects and interference, reflection of wave pulses, The huygens-Fresnel Principle
14. Week  Doppler effect and related phenomena, double slit interference,
15. Week  Preparation for final exams
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
1
4
 Material Design and Implementation
1
1
1
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
4
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explain the physics concepts, laws and theories by considering relationships between them.X
2Establish relationships between physics, philosophy, mathematics and other branches of science.X
3Design appropriate experiments and use laboratory materials in an effective manner.X
4Use scientific methods when solving physics problems.X
5Know the learning-teaching and the assessment-evaluation approaches.X
6Consider emerging needs of students depending on their individual differences to ensure active participation.X
7Develop appropriate strategies to reduce students’ learning difficulties and misconceptions.X
8Value continuity in personal and professional development and lifelong learning.X
9Develop a positive attitude and value towards his/her profession and environment.X
10Be sensitive towards national and universal significances given in the Basic Law of National Education.X
11Use appropriate technological learning environments and products at learning environment.X
12Use different, valid and reliable information sources in order to achieve scientific knowledge.X
13Analyze the relationships between physics, environment, society and technology.X
14Analyze the working principle of technological tools which are working according to the principles of the laws of physics.X
15Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.X
16Use information and communication skills effectively in the teaching process.X
17Be able to develop materials related to physics or use available materials by selecting the most appropriate ones.X
18Use appropriate teaching-learning and measurement-evaluation approaches at physical education.X
19Use laboratory approaches effectively and safely.X
20Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.X
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