Contributions
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
Forces Acting in the Human Body Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics (BMP)
Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activity, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Student reading, Demonstration, Clicker question, Exam problemEngage your pre-health students with forces and applications of Newton's Laws as they pertain to the body!
Biomechanical, Dentistry and Orthodontia, Physical Therapy, Exercise Science, Assistive Devices, Healthy Musculoskeletal Function, Musculoskeletal Injury/Disorders, Locomotion and Gait, Kinesiology, Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Injury and Injury Prevention
Measuring Inertia, Inertia at Rest, Inertia in Motion, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Recoil, Center of Gravity, Equilibrium, Resolution of Forces, Friction, Pressure, Universal Gravitation
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
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