Summer 2025 - 2026

Instructors:

Prof. Dr. Ali Kiracı, Inter-Curricular Courses Department,

P-B11,  akiraci@cankaya.edu.tr

Assistants: 

Lecturer Hakan Gündüz, Inter-Curricular Courses Department, P-A13,  hgunduz@cankaya.edu.tr

Prerequisite: None

Catalog Description: Measurement, units, motion along a straight line, vectors, motion in two and three dimensions, circular motion, force, Newton’s laws, frictional force, work, kinetic energy and power, potential energy, conservation of energy, systems of particles, centre of mass, momentum, collisions, impulse, elastic and inelastic collisions, rotation, torque, rolling, angular momentum, oscillations, simple harmonic motion, pendulum, waves.

Textbook: Fundamentals of Physics, 9th Edition, D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker

Exam Dates: (Scientific calculator is required)

Midterm Examination:  July 20, 2026 Monday 15:20

Final Examination:  August 18, 2026 Tuesday 12:30

Make-Up Examination: 

      Midterm : August 7, 2026 Friday 13:45

      Final : August 19, 2026 Wednesday 12:30

Quiz Dates: Quizzes will be held on Thursdays(online) via webonline between 21:30 – 21:50. You can see schedule of quizzes on the course website - Syllabus.

80 % attendance for laboratory work are compulsory.

60 % attendance for theoretical lectures are compulsory.

Methods of Instruction: