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PHYS106
General Information
Refer to the academic catalog for general information about the course. For regulations specific to the current semester, read the Course Guidelines file. Check the ODTUClass page of the course and your university email regularly to stay in touch with the latest updates.
Textbook
D. C. Giancoli, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 5th Ed
Weekly Schedule (Section 10)
Tuesday 15.40-17.30 (U1*)
Wednesday 09.40-10.30 (U2*)
* The locations of the classrooms are listed on this page and on the METU Map
The notes and examples shared below are complementary to the lectures. Additional notes may be added throughout the semester, and the existing ones may be updated. Contact me if you encounter any broken links.
Sections marked with an asterisk (*) are left to students as reading assignments. These topics are part of the course content, and students are responsible for learning them. However, I usually discuss them very briefly in my classes due to time restrictions.
"PEQ" stands for Past Exam Question. These questions are adapted from previous exams. They are not identical to the original exam questions but have been modified into educational examples to clarify some important concepts.
WEEK-01 (Feb17 - Feb18)
Electric Force, Coulomb's Law
Electric Field, Electric Field Lines
Charges in an External Electric Field
Electric Dipole, Electric Dipole Moment
Sections: 21.1*, 21.2*, 21.3*, 21.4*, 21.5, 21.6, 21.8*, 21.10, 21.11
WEEK-02 (Feb24 - Feb25)
Electric Field Calculations (thin rod problems)
Sections: 21.7
WEEK-03 (Mar03 - Mar04)
Electric Field Calculations (thin ring problems)
Gauss's Law - Introduction
Sections: 21.7, 22.1*
WEEK-04 (Mar10 - Mar11)
Gauss's Law
Sections: 22.2, 22.3, 21.9*
How to Choose the Right Gaussian Surface and Simplify the Electric Flux Integral?
Cylindrical Charge - Uniform Linear Charge Density [PEQ2019]
Cylindrical Charge - Uniform Surface Charge Density [PEQ2015]
Cylindrical Charge - Uniform Volume Charge Density [PEQ2017]
WEEK-05 (Mar17 - Mar18)
Gauss's Law - Final Remarks
Electric Potential Calculations (rods, rings)
Sections: 23.1, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5*, 23.6*
WEEK-06 (Mar24 - Mar25)
Electric Potential Calculations (spheres, cylinders)
Finding the Electric Field from the Electric Potential
Sections: 23.2, 23.7, 23.8*
FIRST MIDTERM EXAMINATION
(28-MAR-2026, SATURDAY, 10.00-11.30)
WEEK-07 (Mar31 - Apr01)
Capacitance, Parallel Plate Capacitor, Cylindrical Capacitor
Capacitors in Circuits - Series and Parallel Connections
Sections: 24.1, 24.2, 24.3, 24.4*
WEEK-08 (Apr07 - Apr08)
Capacitors in Circuits with Dielectric
Macroscopic and Microscopic View of Current
Sections: 24.5, 24.6*, 25.1*, 25.2, 25.8
WEEK-09 (Apr14 - Apr15)
Resistance, Microscopic View of Ohm's Law
DC Circuits
Kirchhoff's Rules
Sections: 25.3, 25.4, 25.5, 25.6*, 25.7*, 26.1*, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4*
WEEK-10 (Apr21 - Apr22)
RC Circuits - Charging Capacitor
Magnetism - Introduction
Right Hand Rule and Cross Product - Review
Sections: 26.5, 27.1
SECOND MIDTERM EXAMINATION
(25-APR-2026, SATURDAY, 10.00-11.30)
WEEK-11 (Apr28 - Apr29)
Magnetic Force Applied by an External Magnetic Field
Lorentz Force
Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Wires
Magnetic Dipole, Magnetic Dipole Moment
Sections: 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, 27.5, 27.7*, 27.8*, 27.9*
WEEK-12 (May05 - May06)
Biot-Savart Law
Sections: 28.6
WEEK-13 (May12 - May13)
Ampere's Law
Sections: 28.3*, 28.4, 28.1, 28.2, 28.5*
WEEK-14 (May19 - May20)
Faraday's Law - Introduction
Sections: 29.1
NO CLASS ON TUESDAY (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)
WEEK-15 (May26 - May27)
NO CLASSES THIS WEEK (RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY)
WEEK-16 (Jun02 - Jun03)
Faraday's Law
Motional EMF
General Form of Faraday's Law
Sections: 29.2, 29.3, 29.4*, 29.6*, 29.7
FINAL EXAMINATION
(15-JUN-2026, MONDAY, 09.30-11.30)
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