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13635
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
PL(30H)/T(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Physics and Chemistry
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Entry requirements |
Not applicable.
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face.
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Work placements |
not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
The objective of this Course Unit is to teach physics concepts useful for Pharmaceutical Science, specifically in the areas of fluids, surface phenomena, transport phenomena, and optics.
Upon completing the course unit the student should be able to:
Explain elementary laws of fluid physics and use them to analyze practical situations including flow and centrifugation.
Describe phenomena associated with surfaces and interfaces, including consequences of surface tension, adsorption and surfactants, the double electric layer and electrokinetic phenomena, and colloidal systems.
Describe diffusion phenomenology, explain Brownian motion, Fick's laws, and osmosis.
Apply the laws of reflection and refraction.
Describe the wave nature of light propagation and polarization.
Explain and apply refractometry and polarimetry.
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Syllabus |
1. Fluids
1.1. Hydrostatics.
1.2. Elementary hydrodynamics.
1.3. Sedimentation and centrifugation.
2. Surface phenomena.
2.1. Surface tension.
2.2. Adsorption.
2.3. Electrokinetic phenomena.
2.4. Colloids.
3. Diffusion
3.1. Brownian motion.
3.2. Fick's laws.
3.3. Osmosis.
4. Light propagation.
4.1. Reflection and refraction.
4.2. Refractometry and polarimetry.
The topics proposed are sufficient and necessary to fulfill the objectives defined for this course unit.
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Main Bibliography |
José Enrique Rodas Duran,
Biofísica - Fundamentos e Aplicações
São Paulo, Prentice Hall, 2003
Emico Okuno, Ibere Luiz Caldas, Cecil Chow,
Física para Ciências Biológicas e Biomédicas,
São Paulo, Harper & Row do Brasil, 1982
Reedição - Editora Harbra, 1986
Paul Davidovits,
Physics in Biology and Medicine, 4th edition,
Academic Press, 2012
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Assessment:
Periodic assessment: Two tests - 10 points each.
And, Final exam - 20 points.
Approved - Evaluation equal or superior to 10 points.
On all these written tests, both theoretical and practical application of acquired knowledge are tested. Approval - a minimum final grade of 10 points.
Frequency, required for admission to the final exam - Assessment of 6 or more, and attendance of a minimum of 65% of classes.
For working students, minimum attendance is 20%; other criteria are unchanged.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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