Forensic Physics

Undergraduate course, Uskudar University, 2021

Freshman course series Physics 101 and 102 are modified to provide more intuition by focusing applications on forensic sciences.

As the teaching assistant of the course, I conducted the whole laboratory sessions and a part of the theory classes. I was also responsible for preparing exam/homework questions and grading. Due to COVID-19 pandemics, the course was given online. In order to provide specific applications to forensic sciences, I created my own applications/simulations with Python & Excel.

Some of the covered topics are:

  • Physics and Measurement
  • Vectors
  • Motion in 1D and 3D
  • Work, Energy and Momentum
  • Conservation Laws and Ballistic Pendulum
  • Harmonic Motion and Simple Pendulum
  • Introduction to Ballistics
  • Reconstruction of Traffic Accidents
  • Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
  • EM Spectrum and Optics