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1-D Motion in the Human Body - Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics (BMP)
Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activity, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Student reading, Lecture materials, Exam problemEngage your students in this first chapter of an active learning, fully ADAPTABLE, biomedically relevant introductory physics curriculum.
Biomechanical, Physical Therapy, Exercise Science, Locomotion and Gait, Kinesiology, Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Moving Reference Frames
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
Endoscopy
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Video, Pre-class assignment, Restricted access, HomeworkCurriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions to explore how optics are used in endoscopy to observe interior cavities of the body.
Optical Imaging, Surgery
Medical Physics, Resonance, Simple Harmonic Motion, Driven Mechanical Resonance, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Reflection, Refraction, Transmission, Transfer of Energy in Waves, Straight Line Propagation, Reflection - Flat Surfaces, Reflection - Curved Surfaces, Refractive Index, Refraction - Flat Surfaces, Total Internal Reflection, Rainbow, Thin Lens, Blackbodies, Dispersion
Ellynne Kutschera
Priya Jamkhedkar
+ 1 more
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Video, Pre-class assignment, Restricted access, HomeworkThis curriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions covering the use of radioactive compounds for imaging the human body.
Biomedical Imaging, Nuclear Imaging, Radiographic Imaging
Modern Physics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particles, Medical Physics, Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions, Particle Detectors
Priya Jamkhedkar
Ralf Widenhorn
LASIK
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Video, Pre-class assignment, Restricted access, HomeworkThis curriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions to describe optics and how lasers are used in the surgical procedure, LASIK.
Optical Imaging, Surgery, Light Therapy, Optometry, Animal Adaptations, Vision Impairments
Reflection - Curved Surfaces, Refractive Index, Thin Lens, Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Lasers
Ellynne Kutschera
Priya Jamkhedkar
+ 1 more
Microscopy
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Video, Pre-class assignment, Restricted access, HomeworkCurriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions to explain how optics are used in basic microscopy and improve diagnostic imaging.
Optical Imaging
Optics, Geometrical Optics, Diffraction, Polarization, Modern Optics, Reflection - Flat Surfaces, Reflection - Curved Surfaces, Refractive Index, Thin Lens, Thick Lens, Optical Instruments, Diffraction Around Objects, Physical Optics
Ellynne Kutschera
Priya Jamkhedkar
+ 1 more
Circular and Rotational Motion Applied to the Human Body TEXT (BMP)
Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Lecture materials, Video, Pre-class assignment, In-class activity, Student readingHelp your students "process" with this Active Learning Biomedically Relevant Physics TEXT on Circular & Rotational Motion in the Human Body
Pressure & Fluid Diagnostics, Locomotion and Gait, Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Position & Displacement, Center of Mass, Central Forces, Inertia in Motion, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Center of Gravity
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
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