Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5MCH233Thermodynamics I3+0+03409.01.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Mechatronics Engineering (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is providing heat and work relations, which are main fields of engineering interests, basics of energy conversion and engineering applications.
Course Content Main principles of thermodynamics, measurement methods of pressure and temperature, temperature scales, zeroth law of thermodynamics, Pure substance ,phase-change processes, The ideal gas equation ,Heat and Work, The first law of thermodynamics analysis of closed and opened systems, The second law of thermodynamics
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, Homework, Exercises
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Özden ASLAN ÇATALTEPE
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Çözümlü problemlerle termodinamik, Aksel Öztürk, Abdurrahman Kılıç, Çağlayan Kitabevi, 1993
Mühendislik Yaklaşımıyla Termodinamik, Yunus ÇENGEL; Michael BOLES
Course Notes Lecture, Homework, Exercises
Documents -
Assignments -
Exams 1 Ara Sınav +1 kısa sınav+1 Final sınavı

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0
Engineering %60
Social Sciences %0
Education %0
Science %40
Health %0
Field %0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Quizzes 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 1 14
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 101

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Bilgi 
1 To define the "0" law of thermodynamics and the relation betwween temperature and thermal equilibrium .
2 To apply the correlations of pressure, temperature and specific volume for fluids
3 To define the relate cycle, heat and work on closed and open systems.
Beceri 
4 To apply the first laws of thermodynamics to closed and open systems.
5 To define the second laws of thermodynamics, to apply it to the cycle and to calculate the efficiency of cycle.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Measurement of pressure and temperature, temperature scales, the zeroth law of thermodynamics
2 Pure substance and properties
3 The state postulate and phase-change processes
4 Property diagrams of phase-change processes
5 The ideal gas equation of state
6 Real gas equations of state
7 Heat and Work
8 Internal energy, enthalpy and specific heats
9 MIDTERM
10 The first law of thermodynamics
11 The first law of thermodynamics analysis of closed system
12 The first law of thermodynamics analysis of opened system
13 The second law of thermodynamics and The Carnot cycle
14 Heat engines and heat pumps
15 Clausius statement and Entropy
16 FINAL EXAM

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 5
In1 5 5
In2 5 5
In3 5 5
Sk4 5 5
Sk5 5 5

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