Molecular Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Computer Science for Pharmaceutical Applications

Contents: Physics quantities and measurement units. The SI system. Point mass kinematics. Scalars and vectors. 2D motion. Force and Newton’s laws of motions. Work and energy. Conservation of energy. The center of mass of a solid body. Point mass momentum. Momentum of a particles system. Conservation of momentum. Equilibrium of solid bodies. Principles of statics applied to human body. Torque and its use in the human body. Fluids statics. Fluids Dynamics. General concepts about fluids motion. Continuity equation. Bernoulli’s equation. Pumps and heart. Stenosis and Aneurysm. TIA. Surface tension and Laplace. Real fluids. Laminar and turbulent motion. Hagen-Poiseuille. Measurement of blood pressure. Physics of circulatory and respiratory system. Cardiac work and power. Wave phenomena. Mechanical waves. Example of waves. The propagation of waves. The speed of waves. Wave intensity and wave power. Superposition principle. Temperature. Thermal Equilibrium and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics. Thermal Expansion. The Gas Laws and Absolute Temperature. The Ideal Gas Law. Heat and Internal Energy. Specific Heat. Calorimetry. Heat conduction. Heat capacity and specific heat. The first law of thermodynamics. Entropy and second law of thermodynamics. Human Metabolism and the First Law. Electric charge and Coulomb’s law. Electric Field. Electric field flux and Gauss’ law. Isolated charged conductor. Electrostatic and gravitational forces. Electric potential energy. Equipotential surfaces. Capacitor and dielectric. Electric current. Current density. Resistance, resistivity and conductivity. Ohm’s law. Circuit. Heart electrical phenomena: ECG. The Magnetic field, Motion of charge in a magnetic field. Biot-Savart law. Ampere’s law. Faraday’s law of induction. Lenz’s rule. Electromotive force resulting from motion. Induced electric field. Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields. Maxwell's Equations. Production of Electromagnetic Waves. Light as an Electromagnetic Wave. The electromagnetic spectrum and the relative applications to medicine: Pulse oximetry, thermography, X-ray diagnostics. Geometric optics. The Ray Model of Light. Reflection. Image Formation by a plane and a spherical Mirror. Indcx of Refraction. Snell's Law. Total Internal Reflection. Fiber Optics. Thin Lenses. Ray Tracing. The Thin Lens Equation. Magnification. The Human Eye. Corrective Lenses. Reso1ution of the Human Eye and Useful Magnification. Optical fibers and endoscopy. Atomic model. X ray spectrum. The discovery of the nucleus. Some nucleus’ properties. Radioactive decay. Ionizing radiation.

Conoscenze di base fornite dalla scuola secondaria di secondo grado

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics : Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett Fundamentals of Physics: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker John Wiley & Sons

The course takes place with lectures in which students are required a continuous interaction by favoring questions on the topics discussed during the lesson.

The course takes place with lectures in which students are required a continuous interaction by favoring questions on the topics discussed during the lesson.

To Pass the test student must obtain a note of 18/30 for each subject of the integrated teach. Student must possess a sufficient knowledge of the program To obtain a note of 30/30 with distinction student must possess an excellent knowledge of the whole program using a correct terminology to expose the topics

The course takes place with lectures in which students are required a continuous interaction by favoring questions on the topics discussed during the lesson.