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| FIZ5070 | Classical Mechanics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Tuncay BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | A.H.Yılmaz | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Students who successfully complete this course should be able to understand and solve several problems in advanced mechanics. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | gain the basic principle of classical mechanics | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | learn the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian functions | 1,2 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | write the equation of motions in physics | 1,2 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | solve the physics problems using Hamilton-Jacobi theory | 1,2 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic concept and conservation laws. Variational principles and Lagrange equations. Hamilton equations of motion. Special relativity in classical mechanics. Canonical transformations. Poisson brackets. Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Small oscillations. Continuous systems and waves. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Survey of Elementary Principles | | | Week 2 | Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations | | | Week 3 | The Two-Body Central Force Problem | | | Week 4 | The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion | | | Week 5 | The Rigid Body Equations of Motion | | | Week 6 | Special Relativity in Classical Mechanics | | | Week 7 | Special Relativity in Classical Mechanics | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Canonical Transformations | | | Week 10 | Hamilton-Jacobi Theory | | | Week 11 | Hamilton-Jacobi Theory | | | Week 12 | Second Exam | | | Week 13 | Small Oscillations | | | Week 14 | Introduction to The Lagrangian and Hamilton Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields | | | Week 15 | Introduction to The Lagrangian and Hamilton Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Goldstein,Herbert.Classical Mechanics. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 7 | 70 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 7 | 70 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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