- Docente: Filippo Piccinini
- Credits: 2
- SSD: FIS/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Nursing (cod. 5908)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student will have the knowledge and the ability to understand the principles of physics necessary to comprehend living matter within environmental, biological, and medical contexts.
Course contents
01. Approach to the description of physical phenomena.
02. Physical quantities. Measurement. Data representation.
03. Physical phenomena and their description.
04. Motion of bodies: kinematics and laws of motion.
05. Forces and their effects. Principles of dynamics.
06. Energy. Forces and energy. Kinetic and potential energy.
07. Electric charges, electric fields, conductors and insulators, electric currents.
08. Magnetic fields and electromagnetism.
09. Matter and density.
10. Solids, liquids, and gases.
11. Pressure, tension, elasticity, capillarity, viscosity, fluid dynamics.
12. Heat and temperature.
13. Temperature measurement and heat transfer. Changes of state.
14. Thermodynamics.
15. Geometrical and wave optics.
16. Waves.
17. Reflection, refraction, and scattering.
18. Light, Doppler effect, the eye, lenses.
19. The atom and its structure.
20. Radioactive decay.
21. X-rays and ionizing particles.
22. Diagnostics and therapy: equipment (CT, gamma cameras).
23. Non-ionizing radiation and equipment: MRI, ultrasound.
24. Use of instruments for measuring physical quantities.
25. Sensors and signal acquisition.
Readings/Bibliography
Domenico Scannicchio, Elio Giroletti. ELEMENTI DI FISICA BIOMEDICA. EdiSES Università S.r.l. II/2023. ISBN: 9788836231256.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
Assessment methods
The assessment of learning is conducted through a written test that includes multiple-choice questions with 4/5 alternative answers or open-ended questions on topics related to the course objectives. The grade will be based on the correct answers and will range from 0 to 30 cum laude. A passing grade is achieved with a score of 18 or higher. The use of a regular scientific calculator is allowed, but not books, handouts, notes, or the internet.
Teaching tools
Domenico Scannicchio, Elio Giroletti. ELEMENTI DI FISICA BIOMEDICA. EdiSES Università S.r.l. II/2023. ISBN: 9788836231256.
Links to further information
https://filippopiccinini.it/joomla/men-teachings
Office hours
See the website of Filippo Piccinini