PHYS 102 SPRING 2023
PHYSICS II
Equilibrium, Gravitation, Fluid Mechanics, Wave Mechanics and Thermodynamics
PHYSICS II
Equilibrium, Gravitation, Fluid Mechanics, Wave Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Announcements
Important: Please also follow the moodle page for the announcement of exam places, exam grades and objection time, place and objection results
Course Info
PHYS 102 (PHYSICS II) 4 Cr
Class Schedule: MWF 111 or 222 NH301 NH301 NH305
Prerequisite: PHYS 101
Instructor: Prof. Özhan Özatay
Office Hours: By appointment
Exams and Grading
There will be 2 midterm exams and a final exam
Grading Exam Dates
20% Midterm 1 Chapters 11-12-13-14 07.04.2023 Friday 17:00 - 18:00
20% Midterm 2 Chapters 15-16-17 05.05.2023 Friday 17:00 - 18:00
20% Lab Grade (10/20 required to pass the course)
40% Final Chapters 11 through 20
All exams will be closed book & closed notes.
Calculators/cell phones/laptops are not allowed.
In all exams you must show your work explicitly and you must use the proper units.
Attempting to cheat in any of the exams in the university is a serious crime and if caught any disciplinary action can result in being unable to work in or for any state institution for the rest of the career..
For symbolic calculations with no units, it is strongly recommended to check the dimensions in the final answer.
All symbolic answers must be in terms of the parameters given in the problem statement and universal physical constants.
Students can not leave the exam room in the first 15 minutes of the exam and those who are more than 15 minutes late to the exam will not be admitted to the exam.
All exam grades will be announced on the course moodle page.
An objection date/time and place will be announced on the moodle page. Students can only see their exams during this time interval. Do not ask to see your paper some other time as the exams will be immediately sent to archive after the objection.
There is no option for objection via email. You have to be physically present during the objection time.
Students with a total midterm grade below 10 (out of 40) cannot take the final exam!
No need based grading!!! This means the following answer to common questions:
-" I am expecting a CC or CB letter grade but I want to repeat this course so could you please lower my grade to DC?" or
" The grade that I will receive from this course will result in the loss of my financial aid since my GPA will be below a critical value. Is it possible to push my letter grade up a notch?" or
" If I fail this course it will cost me one more year and I won't be able to do my internship. Could you please let me pass?" or
" One of my relatives is seriously sick or has just passed away. Therefore, I can not concentrate in the exams so please do me a favor and let me pass the course even if I performed poorly in the exams"
- No. It is illegal to change a letter grade and such unlawful behavior is "usulsüzlük" which can lead to several months of imprisonment. Furthermore pushing the course instructor to break the course rules by showing up in the office and sending irritating messages is a type of harassment, which can result in disciplinary action against you.
The final letter grades will be determined according to the distribution of cumulative grades.
Contents
Equilibrium of rigid bodies, oscillations, gravitation, fluid statics and dynamics, waves in elastic media, introduction to thermodynamics and kinetic theory, sound.
Labs
For all questions related to lab experiments, see the web page below:
http://physlab.boun.edu.tr/
Lectures
All lectures are available online at :
Problems and Solutions are available online at:
Textbook
University Physics, 15th ed. by Young and Freedman
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Week 1
Chapter 11 Equilibrium and Elasticity
Week 2
Chapter 13 Gravitation
Week 3
Chapter 12 Fluid Mechanics
Week 4
Chapter 14 Periodic Motion
Week 5
Chapter 15 Mechanical Waves I
Week 6
Chapter 16 Sound and Hearing
Week 8
Chapter 17 Temperature and Heat
Week 9
Chapter 18 Thermal Properties of Matter
Week 10
Chapter 19 The First Law of Thermodynamics I
Week 11
Chapter 19 The First Law of Thermodynamics II
Week 12
Chapter 20 The Second Law of Thermodynamics I
Week 13
Chapter 20 The Second Law of Thermodynamics II
Make-Up Rules
There will be no make-up exam.
If you are eligible to take the final exam with one midterm grade above 10 out of 20 and you have a valid excuse, the final will count 60%
If you miss the final, you must petition the university’s excuse commission.
Attendance and Class Participation
There is no attendance requirement. Students are highly encouraged to come to class on time and be ready to discuss the lecture material.