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FIZ2026Vibrations and Waves3+0+1ECTS:5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PHYSICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Alev AYDINER
Co-LecturerAcademic Staff
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main objective of this course is to provide the student the inform about vibrations, damped oscillations, forced oscillations, vibrations of coupled bodies, vibrations of continuous systems, wave propagation and boundary effects which are found in many systems in daily life.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : recognize and explain the systems representing the vibrations and waves in daily life.1 - 2 - 3 - 61,4,
LO - 2 : be able to use mathematical expressions that describe vibration and wave motion.1 - 2 - 3 - 61,4,
LO - 3 : explain the importance of waves in daily life and in relationships with the environment.1 - 2 - 3 - 61,4,
LO - 4 : will be able to understand basic vibration and wave examples in other areas of physics.1 - 2 - 3 - 61,4,
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Periodic Motion, Superposition of Periodic Motion, Free oscillations of physical systems, damped oscillations, forced oscillations, coupled oscillations, vibrations of continuous systems, prograssive waves, boundary effects and reflection.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Periodic Motion
 Week 2Superposition of Periodic Motion (experiment)
 Week 3Superposition of Periodic Motion
 Week 4Free oscillations of physical systems (experiment)
 Week 5Free oscillations of physical systems
 Week 6Damped oscillations (experiment)
 Week 7Damped oscillations
 Week 8Forced oscillations
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Forced oscillations
 Week 11Coupled oscillations (experiment)
 Week 12Vibrations of continuous systems
 Week 13Standing waves
 Week 14Prograssive waves
 Week 15Boundary effects and reflection
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Titreşimler ve Dalgalar, A.P. French (Prof. Dr. Nazım UÇAR), Aktif Yayınevi, 2012.
2Titreşimler ve Dalgalar, George C. King (Prof. Dr. Erhan ALBAYRAK), Nobel Yayıncılık, 2017.
 
Recommended Reading
1Titreşimler ve Dalgalar, Prof. Dr. Gökhan BUDAK, Doç. Dr. Yüksel ÖZDEMİR, Nobel Yayıncılık, 2011.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 04/2026 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 06/2026 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Laboratuar çalışması 1 14 14
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 6 18
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 2 7 14
Total work load150