| Course Syllabus and Companion Manual - Spring 2012 |
Course Number and Title: Physics of the Human Body I – Physics 3110
Credit Hours: 3
Meeting Times: MWF Room JFB 103 10:45 - 11:35
Instructor: Richard Ingebretsen, M.D., Ph.D.
Course coordinator: Mary Ann Woolf 581-4246
Office hours: JFB B7 - by appointment; however, I am usually there before class.
Phone: 581-6901
email: richi47@comcast.net
TA Stein Ingebretsen ingie.stein@gmail.com
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to show how physics is applied in health sciences. Topics include muscles: force and energy; bones: mechanical and electrical properties; physics of the heart: the cardiovascular system; fluid flow in elastic tubes; the nerve impulse: action, potential, and transmission; Newtonian field flow: respiration and micturition; physics of speech, hearing, and ultrasonic probes; physics of the eyes: vision and laser probes; nuclear medicine: tracers and radiotherapy.
Course Objectives: At the end of the course the students will be able to:
- describe energy metabolism in the human body
- describe how sugar is converted into ATP, into fat, and into protein
- describe common illnesses of sugar metabolism such as diabetes and obesity
- describe the strength of bones and teeth and how trauma causes bones to break
- describe the function, and common injuries to the knees, shoulders and ankles
- discuss the pumping action of the heart, and how the heart generates blood pressure
- discuss blood pressure within the body
- outline various diseases of the heart and blood circulatory system
- describe how the lungs operate
- discuss how oxygen enters the mouth and travels to the organs where it is utilized
- outline common diseases of the lung
- describe pressure dhanges within the body and how they affect body function and related diseases
- discuss the electrical conduction system of the nerves, the brain and the heart
- describe the optical system of the eyes
- discuss how the ear is able to convert sound waves into electrical current
- discuss how x-rays are produced and how they interact within the body
- discuss how x-rays and gamma rays are used to treat cancer
Teaching and learning methods:
We will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:45 am in JFB 103. There are some days we will not meet due to school holidays. Refer to the campus calendar to see these dates. There will be a lecture on each of these days. The lecture may consist of didactic lectures, a PowerPoint presentation, a movie or a guest lecturer. There will be 4 quizzes worth 30 points. And there is a weekly assignment due most Fridays. There is a short paper or presentation.
Quizzes: The quizzes are designed to focus your study on the most recent material that we discussed. The quizes will consist of multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions and true/false questions. You must take all quizzes
First Quiz: Friday, February 3
Second Quiz Friday, March 2
Third Quiz: Friday, March 30
Fourth Quiz: Wednesday April 25
Weekly writing assignment: This will be a short assignment that is posted on line. The assignment will be one or two questions about those weeks’ lectures. Weekly writing assignment is due each Friday except for quiz dates and holidays.
Paper-presentations
This paper or presentation is designed for you to learn about something which interests you. Choose an area of interest that you have in medical physics and learn more about it. I do not want you to do a research paper per se, but rather read the literature, work off of the internet, as well as look at other texts, and learn about a topic that would benefit you. You can either write a paper or make a PowerPoint presentation. If you chose to do a paper, submit it on the due date. It should be a few pages long. There is no minimum length required, just make your work complete and thorough. If you chose to submit a PowerPoint presentation, on the due date print of the slides and turn that in.
I am going to ask around 10 or so students to present either their paper or PowerPoint presentation to the class. I will select them based on topics that I think the class will find interesting. Should I ask you, you do not need to present it in front of the class. I can help you with ideas if you desire. For ideas on what you can write or prepare a presentation on.
Paper due: Due Friday March 23
Evaluation methods and criteria: Students will be evaluated in the following manner:
1. There will be 4 quizzes. Each quiz will be worth 30 points.
2. Weekly writing assignment. Each assignment will be worth 2 points.
3. Paper - PowerPoint presentation: Will be worth 10 points
The final grade will be based on your total score. Grade will be assigned on the ‘natural breaks’ method. It is possible for all students to do very well in this course.
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COMPANION MANUAL
The companion manual is written to correlate with the chapters in the course text book. In addition, there are chapters that we will cover that are not included in the text book. There is important lecture information in the manual.
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POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
Here are some of the PowerPoint presentations seen in class.
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ADA Statement
The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.” (www.hr.utah.edu/oeo/ada/guide/faculty
Faculty and Student Responsibilities
All students are expected to maintain professional behavior in the classroom setting, according to the Student Code, spelled out in the Student Handbook. Students have specific rights in the classroom as detailed in Article III of the Code. The Code also specifies proscribed conduct (Article XI) that involves cheating on tests, plagiarism, and/or collusion, as well as fraud, theft, etc. Students should read the Code carefully and know they are responsible for the content. According to Faculty Rules and Regulations, it is the faculty responsibility to enforce responsible classroom behaviors, beginning with verbal warnings and progressing to dismissal from class and a failing grade. Students have the right to appeal such action to the Student Behavior Committee.”
“Faculty…must strive in the classroom to maintain a climate conducive to thinking and learning.” PPM 8-12.3, B.
“Students have a right to support and assistance from the University in maintaining a climate conducive to thinking and learning.” PPM 8-10, II. A.
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