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AHS 1126 – Health Science Physics

Course Description

This course introduces the student to the basic laws of physics, with specific applications for health science students. Topics include: basic Newtonian mechanics; static and dynamic fluid concepts; heat and temperature; basic principles of waves, light, and sound, basic principles of electricity and magnetism to include electrical safety.

Competency Areas	Hours
Basic Newtonian Mechanics	Class	5
Static and Dynamic Fluid concepts	D. Lab	0
Heat and Temperature	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Basic Principles of Waves, Light, and Sound	Credit	5
Basic Principles of Electricity and Magnetism to include Electrical Safety

Prerequisite:	MAT 1100, MAT 1101, MAT 1111, or MAT 1113
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.

basic Newtonian Mechanics		10	0	0
Introduction	System of units , conversions, and scientific notation
Mechanics:
Motion	Define Newton's laws of motion.
Forces	Define statics and equilibrium.
	Define torque and rotational motion.
Work, Energy, and Power	Discuss Conservation of Energy.
	Define levers and other simple machines.
Impulse and Momentum	Define impulse and momentum.
Static and dynamic fluid concepts		10	0	0
Properties of Fluids	Define terms.
	Discuss density, specific gravity, and viscosity.
Pressure	Define Units of Measurement.
	Define Archimedes’ Principle.
	Define Pascal’s Law.
	Define Partial Pressure.
Moving Fluids	Discuss Flow rate.
	Discuss Bernoulli’s Principle.
Gas Laws	Discuss Kinetic Theory.
	Discuss Gas Laws.
Heat and Temperature		10	0	0
Terminology	Define terms.
	Discuss measurement of temperature.
	Describe methods of heat transfer.
	Discuss Phase changes.
Basic Principles of Waves, Light, and Sound		10	0	0
Properties	Describe the basic properties of sound waves.
	Describe the properties of light and sound.
Interaction	Discuss the interaction of light and sound with matter.
Medical Imaging	Discuss types of medical imaging.
Basic Principles of Electricity and Magnetism to include electrical Saftey		10	0	0
Terminology	Define terms.
	Discuss electrostatics.
	Define current electricity.
	Discuss electrical safety.
Magnetism	Define units of measuring magnetism.
	Describe natural magnetism.
	Give examples of electromagnetic devices.

Suggested Resources

Media (print/audio/ visual/www/ other)	Author	Year	Title: Subtitle	Edition	Location	Publisher/ Publication	pp.
Print	Green, C. R	1984	Technical physics.	1^st ed.	Englewood Cliffs, NJ	Prentice Hall.	832
	Hewitt, P. G.	2005	Conceptual physics.	10^th ed.	New York	Addison Wesley	832
	Krauskopf, K. B. & Beiser, A.	2007	The physical universe.	12^th ed.	New York	McGraw-Hill	734
	Tippens, P. E.	1989	Basic technical physics.	2^nd ed.	New York	McGraw-Hill	512
	Robinson, P. & Hewitt, P.G.	2005	Conceptual physics: Lab manual.	10^th ed.	New York	Addison Wesley	211
	Zebrowski, E.	1980	Practical physics.	1^st ed.	New York	McGraw-Hill	582

Posted: 09/24/08