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Ordal Demokan

Ordal Demokan is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ordal Demokan rather than just read about it. In short: Ordal Demokan (January 13, 1946 – October 29, 2004) was a Turkish physicist. Biography Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Demokan graduated from TED Ankara Koleji in 1962, and received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees on Electrical Engineering in 1966 and 1967 from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara.

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Reference excerpt

Ordal Demokan (January 13, 1946 – October 29, 2004) was a Turkish physicist.

Biography Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Demokan graduated from TED Ankara Koleji in 1962, and received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees on Electrical Engineering in 1966 and 1967 from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. He received TÜBITAK scholarship between 1964 and 1967. He received his Ph.D. degree on physics from University of Iowa in 1970, through Fulbright scholarship between 1967 and 1969 and University of Iowa Education Scholarship. In September 1970, he started working as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Middle East Technical University. The plasma physics research in METU is initiated by Ordal Demokan in 1972 with his establishing the plasma physics laboratory. He acquired the title of Associate Professor in 1976. In 1978–1979, he worked as director of TAEK Plasma and Laser Department. Between 1979 and 1981, he was in Jülich Research Centre's Institute of Plasma Physic as a guest researcher, working on TEXTOR Tokamak Experiment. Afterwards he returned to newly founded Gazi University in Turkey in 1982, where he worked in Faculty of Technical Education between 1982 and 1983. In 1983 he was the chairman of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 1984 he returned to METU, where he was the assistant chairman of the Department of Physics between 1984 and 1985. He received the title of Professor in 1988. He was killed in a car crash on October 29, 2004, in Ümitköy, Ankara, when a motorist hit him while he was crossing the road. Driver was a 17-year-old boy, who had no driver's licence. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery in Ankara.

References METU Physics Department History (in Turkish) Kaybettiklerimiz Ankara Kolejliler, Sayi 79 (in Turkish) Article on his death in a Turkish newspaper

External links Ordal Demokan on Turkish Wikipedia

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ordal Demokan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ordal Demokan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ordal Demokan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ordal Demokan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ordal Demokan

In research: Ordal Demokan appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ordal Demokan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ordal Demokan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, 2004 deaths, Academic staff of Middle East Technical University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ordal Demokan outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Ordal Demokan (January 13, 1946 – October 29, 2004) was a Turkish physicist. Biography Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Demokan graduated from TED Ankara Koleji in 1962, and received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees on Electrical Engineering in 1966 and 1967 from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Anka…

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Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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