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Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Applied Physics (Cultural Heritage, Environment, Biology and Medicine)
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
As defined by the training plan
Objectives
Contents Elements of physics applied to medicine, with particular reference to the applications in the professional field of dental hygienist.
Extended Syllabus International System of Measurement Units. Dimensions of physical quantities. One-dimensional motion. Motion in two and three dimensions. The Newton’s law. Elastic forces. Friction forces. Balance of forces. Work and kinetic energy. Potential energy. Energy conservation. Impulse and momentum. Conservation of momentum. Shock. Moment of a force. Overview of the rotary motion. Balance of a rigid body. The constraints and the levers. The center of gravity. Balance of joints. The levers in the human body. Elasticity and Hooke's law. Bending, twisting and cutting. Fracture mechanisms.
Fluids in static and dynamic conditions: hydrostatic pressure. Archimedes’ law. Bernoulli's equation and its applications to the cardiovascular system. The sound. Propagation of sound waves. Levels of sound sensation. Reception of elastic waves in biological systems. Ultrasound and their applications in medicine. Overview of electromagnetic forces and waves. X-rays and biological effects of radiation. Overview of radiation protection.
Recommended Bibliography PHYSICS - Giancoli P. - Ed. C.E.A.
BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS - D. Scannicchio - Ed. EdiSes.
Handouts will be made available to supplement the suggested texts.
Teaching Methods
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam consists of a written test and an interview.
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