Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / MAT505 - MATHEMATICS

Code: MAT505 Course Title: PERTURBATION METHODS I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MATHEMATICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET ŞENOL (msenol@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Researching the solution of physical problems with the help of perturbation methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Fundamental theorems of about some sub-theories of Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Geometry, and Algebra can apply to new problems.
PO-3 Mathematics, natural sciences and their branches in these areas and related issues has sufficient infrastructure solutions for the problems of theoretical and practical uses of mathematics.
PO-10 Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques.
PO-16 Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics.
PO-17 Be able to set up and develope a solution method for a problem in mathematics independently, be able to solve and evaluate the results and to apply them if necessary.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Perturbation methods, Multiple scale method, boundary layer problems, free oscillation.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Expansions, gaufe functions and order symbols. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
2 Asymptotic series and Asymptotic expansions. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
3 Quadratic equations, qubic equations. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
4 Higher order equations and transcendental equations. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
5 Expansion of integrands, Integration by Parts. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
6 Laplace's Method, The Method of Steepest Descent Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
7 Duffing Equations:The Straightforward Expansion, The Lindstedt-Poincare Technique. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
8 mid-term exam
9 Duffing Equations: The Method of Renormalization, The Method of Multiple Scales,The Method of Averaging. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
10 The linear damped oscillator:The Straightforward Expansion, The Lindstedt-Poincare Technique. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
11 The linear damped oscillator: The Method of Renormalization, The Method of Multiple Scales,The Method of Averaging Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
12 Self excited oscillators: The Straightforward Expansion, The Method of Renormalization. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
13 Self excited oscillators: The Method of Multiple Scales, The Method of Averaging. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
14 Sytems with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities: The Straightforward Expansion, The Method of Renormalization Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
15 Sytems with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities:The Lindstedt-Poincare Technique, The Method of Multiple Scales. Oral presentation, Group Work, Question Answer.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Nayfeh, Ali H. Perturbation methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 14 84
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 8 2 16
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 8 2 16
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 190