(1)                 GENERAL INFORMATION

FACULTY

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

DEPARTMENT

AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

MODULE CODE

AE1120

SEMESTER OF STUDIES

1ST

MODULE TITLE

PHYSICS

                                  INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK

CREDITS

Theory

3

3

Practice

1

2

Laboratory

2

2

 

 

 

COURSE TYPE

General Background

PRE-REQUIRED COURSES:

 

LANGUAGE  OF TEACHING and EXAMINATION :

GREEK

THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

 

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

 

(2) LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning Objectives

 

The theoretical part of the course is intended to:

 

    - help students understand fundamental principles of Physics that are required in their field

    - develop students’ ability to use their knowledge in technological applications

    -develop skills of solving problems and applications 

   -aquire the background knowledge that are necessary for attending the specialty courses of their field

After successfully completing the course, students should have:

 

-           understood the content of the theoretical part of the course

-          familiarized themselves with measurement instrumentation and measurements

-          familiarized themselves with the methodology of the measurement procedure performance

-          acquired knowledge associated with technical processing of measurements, graphical representation, , output production, output evaluation

-           familiarized themselves with the usage of simulators and computers

-          received training on performing technical and scientific work

General Skills

Students are encouraged to:

-                      Develop technological knowledge as engineers selecting the appropriate theoretical and laboratory tools  and to understand, use and design applications.

-                      Aquire the skill of developing the right methodology of facing and solving problems, evaluation and critical thinking

-                      Use the new technologies and international bibliography

-                      Work individualy and in collaboration

-                      Present their work in an organized manner and compose technical and scientific assignments

-                      Present their assignment orally and in writing

(3) COURSE CONTENT

Unit 1: Magnitudes

             Idealized Μodels, Standards and units, Unit systems and conversions, Precision and significant   

             figures, Magnitude orders, Vectors and vector addition, Vector component, Unit vectors, Vector products

Unit 2: Matter

             Nature of matter, chemical elements, atom and molecule structure. Chemical mixtures, states: solids, liquids,    

             gases,  inteconversions of state of matter, crystalline structure, crystalline structure and properties of solids.

Unit 3: Fundamental Principles of Kinetics

              Linear motion in one and more dimensions: displacement, velocity, acceleration. Linear, regular motion, 

              constant acceleration motion,  gravitational motion. Velosity and position coordinates with integration, 

             Relative speed, Projectile motion.

Unit 4: Fundamental Principles of Dynamics

              Mass, Force, Inertia, Newton’s Laws, Αpplications of Newton's Laws, equilibrium, frictional forces, circular  

              motion dynamics, motion on vertical circle.

Unit 5: Work and Kinetic Energy

             Work and Kinetic Engergy, Power, Potential Engergy and conservative forces, Gravitational potential energy, 

             elastic potential energy, force and potential energy, energy conservation. Heat, efficiency rate, Friction: nature

              and results, friction coefficient

Unit 6: Momentum and Impulse

             Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, inelastic impacts, Impulse, centre of mass, rocket propulsion,    

              Gyroscopic motions

Unit 7: Rotational Motion

             Angular speed and acceleration, rotation with constant angular acceleration, speed and acceleration

             relationship, centrifugal and centripetal forces, rotational motion kinetic energy, inertia moment.

Unit 8: Rotational Motion Dynamics

             Moment, moment and angular acceleration, rotation around moving axis, torque, torque conservation, 

             gyroscopes                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Unit 9: Periodic Motion

              Fundamental concepts, simple harmonic motion energy, simple harmonic motion equations, simple 

              pendulum, natural pendulum, damped oscillations, forced oscillations, coordination.

Unit 10: Waves

                Types of waves, mechanical waves, periodic waves, wave mathematical description, lateral wave speed,

                longitudinal wave speed, wave energy, superposition principles, wave contribution, static waves.

Unit 11: Sound

                 Sound waves, sound production, volume, volume grade, beats, shockwaves.

Unit 12: Principles of Geometrical Optics

                Nature of light, speed of light, Laws of light reflection and refraction, total reflection, flat surface refraction, spherical surface reflection, refraction, lenses.                                                                                                                                                   

Unit 13: Fluid Mechanics

               Density, fluid pressure, lift, surface tension, fluid flow, Bernouli’s Equation, actual fluids. Specific weight and

               density.   Viscosity, liquid resistance, flow results. Fluid compressibility results. Static, dynamic and total

                pressure: Bernouli's theorem, diffusion cone (ventouri).

 

Unti 14: Temperature, heat and matter thermal properties 

               Temperature and heat equilibrium, thermometers and temperature scales, thermal expansion, thermal                capacity, calorimetri, heat transmission mechanisms, matter molecular properties, ideal gas model, matter phases.

 LAB ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1: EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE AND MEASUREMENT. MEASUREMENT ERRORS

ACTIVITY 2: IMAGE AND PROCESSING OF MEASUREMENTS

ACTIVITY 3: MEASUREMENT OF DIMENSIONS AND DENSITIES-MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

ACTIVITY 4: DENSITY DETERMINATION OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS

ACTIVITY 5: FREE FALL

ACTIVITY 6: STUDY OF SPRINGS 

ACTIVITY 7: SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATION-STUDY OF PENDULUM

ACTIVITY 8: STANDING WAVES AND CHORDS

ACTIVITY 9: STANDING WAVES IN TUBES

ACTIVITY 10: MEASUREMENT OF SOLID LINEAR EXPANSION COEFFICIENT – METAL CHARACTERIZATION

ACTIVITY 11:  STUDY OF SOLID MOVEMENT RESISTANCE  IN FLUIDS. MEASUREMENT OF INTERNAL FRICTION  

                         COEFFICIENT

ACTIVITY 12:  CALORIE DETERMINATION IN THE JOULE - CALORIE RELATIONSHIP

 

(4) TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD

Face to face

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

  Use of video projector and computer in lectures

  Use of internet and electronic sources of bibliography

  Use of computer and CAD in the lab

  Use of e-class platrform   

 

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

 

Activity

Work Load for the semester

Lectures

110

Practical training

72

 

 

Total

182

 

STUDENT EVALUATION

 

·                     Writen examination in the scheduled examination period including questions concerning theory, comprehension questions, multiple choice squestions and problem solving.

·                     Writen assignments during the semester.

(5) SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Suggested Bibliography :

1. «ΦΥΣΙΚΗ ΤΟΜΟΣ 1», , HALLIDAY, RESNICK, KRANE

2. «ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ Α ΤΟΜΟΣ», YOUNG HUGH D.

3. ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΕΣ ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΟΝΤΑ