PHYS 101 General Physics I

Laboratory Work

PHYS 101 Laboratory work for the Spring Semester of the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year will start on the third week (2-6 February) of the semester, on the day indicated in your weekly schedule.

It consists of three experiments to be done in the lab, and a laboratory project to be designed and conducted individually. You can download the lab manual using the link PHYS101 Lab Manual.

Please visit the laboratory web page for more information Physics LAB.

Pearson MyLab MasteringPhysics Registration Information

This semester, the textbook for the course will be “Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics (5th Ed.)” by D. Giancoli. You can purchase a hard copy of the book or obtain an access code for the e-book from the Meteksan bookstore.

Homework will be assigned through the online tutoring and homework system “MasteringPhysics™,” which is associated with the textbook. You will need the access code to register on the site. The website will also provide a grading procedure for each student, which will account for 10% of the final grade. For help with registration, please refer to Student Registration Instructions.

For further information, please refer to MLM-Student Registration Instructions Guide.

If you’re a student repeating the course and already have access codes for CENGAGE WebAssign, you can obtain free access codes for the new textbook. To do this, simply visit the link labeled Extending Course Access and follow the instructions provided there.

If you have any technical problems with the MyLab platform, contact Pearson support. In your message, include the following information: Name, Email Address, University, Course ID, or Course Name.

Pearson Support Team WhatsApp Number: 0532 139 82 81

Lectures on YouTube

PHYS 101 General Physics I lectures given by Dr. Oktel in the 2016-17 Fall semester was recorded and uploaded to youtube. You can access these lectures using the YouTube link PHYS101 Lectures, or through the youtube link on the Bilkent University web page. In case you miss a lecture, or if you want to review a topic, you can follow the link and watch the lectures.

You can also find pencasts of the solutions to some midterm exam prepared by Dr. Oktel on youtube at Bilkent Physics Youtube Channel. We hope watching the videos will be beneficial for you.