Course Code & Number
PHYS 101
Course Title
General Physics I
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+2) 4 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
First Year
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Standards and units; vectors and coordinate systems; kinematics, dynamics; work and energy; dynamics of system of particles; conservation of energy and momentum, collisions; rotations and angular momentum, oscillations.
Software Usage
The Mastering Physics (MP) online homework system will be used for graded homeworks. In order to do the online home-works, a student needs to buy the textbook with Student Access Kit from the TEDU Bookstore. (http://www.masteringphysics.com)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Convert the verbal description of a problem into the language of physics, sketch a diagram to analyze it in terms of the given physical quantities and those to be found.
2. Choose among the fundamental laws of physics, like conservation of energy and momentum or three laws of Newton, expressed in mathematical equations that involve the physical quantities, appearing in the description of any given problem, and then solvethem for the unknowns.
3. Determine the correct number of significant figures for each parameter in the given problem; perform calculations using estimates of order of magnitudes, and carry out unit algebra.
4. Utilize the vector notation in order to separate the two or three dimensional problems into their components along different Cartesian directions and solve each independently.
5. Utilize differentiation and integration in terms of slope of a curve and area under a curve, respectively, in determining related physical quantities from each other, or in calculating derivative or integral of simple functions like polynomials.
6. Express verbally and in writing the concepts of physics, processes and results in mechanics, effectively and competently.
Telling / Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Hands-on Activities
Experiments
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Hands-on Activities
Experiments
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Lab Assignment
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Halliday, Resnick, and Walker – “Principles of Physics”, 9th Edition, Pearson.
2. Jewett and Serway – “Physics for Scientists and Engineers, with Modern Physics”, 8th Edition, CengageBrain.
3. Young and Friedman –“University Physics with Modern Physics”, 13th Edition, Pearson.
Required Reading
1. Giancoli – “Physics for Scientists and Engineers, with Modern Physics”, 4th Edition, Pearson.
Grading
Laboratory Work - 15%
Midterm Exams - 40%
Final Exam - 25%
Quizes - 5%
On-line Homeworks - 15%
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Hands-on Work |
10 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
