COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: GENERAL PHYSICS I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PHY 101	A	1	3	2	0	4	7

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Prof.Dr. Polikron Dhoqina pdhoqina@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	Solutions of nonlinear equations, Newton's method, fixed points and functional iterations, LU factorization, pivoting, norms, analysis of errors, orthogonal factorization and least square problems, polynomial interpolation, spline interpolation, numerical differentiation, Richardson extrapolation, numerical integration, Gaussian quadratures, error analysis.
Course Objectives:	This is an introductory physics course covering the fundamental physical laws of mechanics. There are discussed: vectors, kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and its conservation, rotation of rigid bodies about a fixed axis, rotational energy, angular momentum and its conservation, introductory fluid mechanics, oscillations and waves.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Mechanical motion
2	Forces
3	Oscillations and waves
4	Fluid mechanics

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Measurement, Units and Dimensions, Vectors
2	Motion in One Dimension
3	Motion in Two & Three Dimensions, Circular Motion
4	Dynamics, Newton’s Laws
5	Applications of Newton’s Laws
6	Introduction to Work and Energy, Kinetic Energy
7	Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
8	Midterm
9	Linear Momentum and Its Conservation
10	Rigid body rotation. Torque, Rotational Kinetic Energy
11	Angular Momentum and Its Conservation, Work and Energy in Angular Motion
12	Fluid mechanics
13	Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion
14	Waves

Prerequisite(s):	High school physics, basic calculus, basic geometry, basic vector algebra
Textbook(s):	Serway, R. A., Jewett Jr. J.W., Physics For Scientists and Engineers With Modern Physics, Boston, 2014, 9th Ed
Additional Literature:	Young, H. D., Freedman, R. A., University Physics with Modern Physics, San Francisco, 2008, 12th edition Feynman, R.P., Leighton, R.B., Sands, M. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I, Addison Wesley, 1966
Laboratory Work:	-
Computer Usage:	-
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understand the important laws and principles of classical physics
2	Apply fundamental rules of Physics to the mechanical systems
3	Analyze mechanical systems with different approaches
4	Apply principles and laws of physics in computer engineering and civil engineering fields.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	4
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. 4	3
6	6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. 4	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	5
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	4
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology	4
10	10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. 2	5
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	4
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	15
Midterm Exam(s)	1	35
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	5	80
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	16	16
Other			0
Total Work Load:			175
Total Work Load/25(h):			7
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed at the end of the semester