GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

VIBRATIONS AND WAVES/FİZ306A

Course Title:	VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
Credits	4	ECTS	7
Semester	6	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Dr. Mustafa Güray BUDAK, Assoc.Prof. Mustafa KARADAĞ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mbudak, http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mkaradag

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

mbudak@gazi.edu.tr, mkaradag@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

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

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

vibrations and waves lab

--COURSE CONTENT
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 functio
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
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Vibrations And Waves, A.P. French, Vibrations And Waves,Gökhan Budak, Yüksel Özdemir.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	4	56
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	12	4	48
Designing and Applying Materials	1	1	1
Preparing Reports	2	4	8
Preparing Presentation	1	6	6
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	9	3	27
Final and Studying for Final	9	3	27
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			175
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7
ECTS:			7

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the physics concepts, laws and theories by considering relationships between them.				X
2	Establish relationships between physics, philosophy, mathematics and other branches of science.			X
3	Design appropriate experiments and use laboratory materials in an effective manner.		X
4	Use scientific methods when solving physics problems.					X
5	Know the learning-teaching and the assessment-evaluation approaches.		X
6	Consider emerging needs of students depending on their individual differences to ensure active participation.	X
7	Develop appropriate strategies to reduce students’ learning difficulties and misconceptions.			X
8	Value continuity in personal and professional development and lifelong learning.			X
9	Develop a positive attitude and value towards his/her profession and environment.				X
10	Be sensitive towards national and universal significances given in the Basic Law of National Education.		X
11	Use appropriate technological learning environments and products at learning environment.				X
12	Use different, valid and reliable information sources in order to achieve scientific knowledge.			X
13	Analyze the relationships between physics, environment, society and technology.					X
14	Analyze the working principle of technological tools which are working according to the principles of the laws of physics.					X
15	Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.	X
16	Use information and communication skills effectively in the teaching process.			X
17	Be able to develop materials related to physics or use available materials by selecting the most appropriate ones.			X
18	Use appropriate teaching-learning and measurement-evaluation approaches at physical education.			X
19	Use laboratory approaches effectively and safely.			X
20	Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.				X

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