Course Materials and Schedule (preliminary and subject to change)
Textbook: Physics in Biologu and Medicine, P. Davidovits
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Lecture Date |
Chapter # |
Tentative Topics |
Lecture Notes |
Assignment due |
| Week 1 |
Tu |
01/04 |
- |
End of Winter Holidays |
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Th |
01/06 |
12 |
Introduction; Review of Waves |
Introduction |
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| Week 2 |
Tu |
01/11 |
12 |
Sound and Waves |
Waves |
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Th |
01/13 |
12 |
Standing Sound Waves; Hearing and the Ear |
Sound Waves |
Assignment 1; Solutions |
| Week 3 |
Tu |
01/18 |
12 |
Anatomy of the Ear; Clinical Uses of Sound |
Hearing |
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Th |
01/20 |
15 |
Electromagnetic Waves; Reflection & Refraction |
Refraction |
Assignment 2; Solutions |
| Week 4 |
Tu |
01/25 |
15 |
Converging & Diverging Lenses; Image Formation |
Lenses |
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Th |
01/27 |
15 |
Vision and the Eye |
Vision |
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| Week 5 |
Tu |
02/01 |
15 |
Vision Correction and Optical Instruments |
Vision Correction |
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Th |
02/03 |
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Midterm Exam I - UPL 212 |
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Assignment 3; Solutions |
| Week 6 |
Tu |
02/08 |
13 |
Electric Forces, Fields, Flux, Potential |
Electricity |
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Th |
02/10 |
13 |
Capacitors and Resistors |
Electric Cicuits |
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| Week 7 |
Tu |
02/15 |
13 |
Bioelectricity: The Nervous System, Action Potential |
Nervous System |
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Th |
02/17 |
13 |
Bioelectricity: Axon Circuit, Synaptic Transmission |
Axon Circuit |
Assignment 4; Solutions |
| Week 8 |
Tu |
02/22 |
14 |
Electrical Technology: ECG, EEG |
Electrical Technology |
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Th |
02/24 |
Appendix B.7 |
Magnetism: Magnetic Field & Force |
Magnetism |
Assignment 5; Solutions |
| Week 9 |
Tu |
03/01 |
- |
Magnetic Induction; Biomagnetism: MCG, MEG |
Biomagnetism |
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Th |
03/03 |
09 |
Ion Transport through Neutral Membrane |
Membranes |
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| Week 10 |
Tu |
03/08 |
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Osmosis; Edema and Hemodialysis |
Hemodialysis |
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Th |
03/10 |
16 |
Review of Atomic Physics |
Atomic Physics |
Assignment 6; Solutions |
| Week 11 |
Tu |
03/15 |
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SPRING BREAK |
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Th |
03/17 |
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| Week 12 |
Tu |
03/22 |
16 |
Medical Imaging (X-Rays) |
X-Rays |
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Th |
03/24 |
16 |
Computerized Tomography (CT); Laser (Imaging) |
Lasers |
Assignment 7; Solutions |
| Week 13 |
Tu |
03/29 |
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Midterm Exam II - UPL 212 |
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Th |
03/31 |
17 |
Review of Nuclear Physics |
Nuclear Physics |
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| Week 14 |
Tu |
04/05 |
17 |
Dosimetry; Biological Effects of Radiation |
Radiation |
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Th |
04/07 |
17 |
Dosimetry; Nuclear Medicine, Radionuclide Imaging |
Dosimetry |
Assignment 8; Solutions |
| Week 15 |
Tu |
04/12 |
17 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Presentation: |
MRI |
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Th |
04/14 |
12 |
Doppler Effect; Ultrasound |
Ultrasound |
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| Week 16 |
Tu |
04/19 |
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Presentation of Projects: |
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Th |
04/21 |
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Presentation of Projects: |
Review |
Assignment 9; Solutions |
| Last Week |
Mo |
04/25/2022 |
Good Luck |
FINAL EXAM, 10:00 - 12:00 Noon, UPL 212 |
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