Physical Processes of the Human Body

Code	14930
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Physics
Entry requirements	The student should know trigonometry and should be able to solve systems of equations.
Learning outcomes	The objective of this course is to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of Physics that is useful in Medicine and involves the functioning of the human body and some of its organs. The aim is to associate knowledge of Physics with the different functions of the human body. Information given by doctors/professors of various medical specialties (Sprechstunde, Deutschlandfunk) is referred to in the context of the subjects taught in the course.
Syllabus	Elasticity and Resistance/Strength of Materials. Fluids in static equilibrium. The motion of Fluids. Heat and Kinetic Theory. Diffusion. Osmosis. Heat and Life. Waves, Sound and light. Senses: hearing and vision. Electricity and the nervous system.
Main Bibliography	- Biomedical Applications of Introductory Physics, J. A. Tuszynski e J. M. Dixon, John Wiley & Sons, 2002. - Physics in Biology and Medicine, Paul Davidovits, Third Edition, Academic Press. 2008. - Physics for the Life Sciences, Alan H Cromer, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1977. - Physics of the Human Body, Irving P. Herman, Springer 2007. - Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences, Kirsten Franklin, Paul Muir, Terry Scott, Lara Wilcocks e Paul Yates, Wiley 2010.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.