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The NEXUS Physics Wikibook Printable Version (ver 0.8)
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Student reading, Pre-class assignmentA free set of readings for a one year IPLS course. Available as a PDF file or as free webpages. (version 0.8)
Cross-cutting Biological Concepts
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Surface Tension, Statics of Fluids, Geometrical Optics, Interference, Oscillations, Wave Motion, Second and Third Law, Probability, Ensembles, Diffusion
Edward Redish
Introduction to the Electrocardiogram
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Clicker question, Lecture materials, Lab, HomeworkStudents measure an ECG and work out the corresponding moving electric dipole moment of the heart
Electrical Diagnostics, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Cardiovascular Disorders
Multipoles, Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
+ 1 more
Fluid dynamics with applications to cardiology
Homework, Instructor supplement, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lecture materials, Pre-class assignmentFluid dynamics in the context of normal and diseased physiology in the human cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular Disorders, Healthy Cardiovascular Function
Flow Rate, Bernoulli's Principle, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
+ 1 more
Random Motion Module
Lab, Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lecture materialsa module introducing random walks following 1D kinematics as the mechanism of gradient-driven flow
Physical Mechanisms, Material Flow, Cross-membrane Transport
Kinetic Theory, Mean Free Path, Mean Collision Time, Viscosity, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Catherine Crouch
Ben Geller
Fluid Statics with Applications to Cardiology and Respiration
Clicker question, Lecture materials, Homework, Instructor supplement, Pre-class assignment, In-class activityFluid statics in living systems: blood pressure, lung inflation, and organismal buoyancy.
Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Healthy Respiratory Function
Static Pressure, Density and Buoyancy
Ben Geller
Catherine Crouch
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