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Energy Conservation in the Body - how does our body convert energy? A student centered, active-learning study of energy conservation.
Work, Non-Conservative Forces, Conservation of Energy, Mechanical Power
Chemical Energy Conversion, Chemical Energy Storage, Cellular Mechanics, Metabolic Pathways
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 1 more
Engage your pre-health students by relating concepts of Torque and Static Equilibrium to the Human Body! Read INTRODUCTION first!
Center of Mass, Center of Gravity, Equilibrium, Resolution of Forces, Static Torque
Healthy Musculoskeletal Function, Kinesiology, Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Vestibular
Nancy Donaldson
Help your students "process" with this Active Learning Biomedically Relevant Physics TEXT on Circular & Rotational Motion in the Human Body
Position & Displacement, Center of Mass, Central Forces, Inertia in Motion, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Center of Gravity
Pressure & Fluid Diagnostics, Locomotion and Gait, Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
Engage your students in this first chapter of an active learning, fully ADAPTABLE, biomedically relevant introductory physics curriculum.
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Moving Reference Frames
Biomechanical, Physical Therapy, Exercise Science, Locomotion and Gait, Kinesiology, Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
Engage your pre-health students with forces and applications of Newton's Laws as they pertain to the body!
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
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
Nancy Donaldson
Mayuri Gilhooly
+ 2 more
Student-Centered Module on Mechanics of the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease
Force of Surface Tension, Static Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Measuring Pressure, Flow Rate, Bernoulli's Principle, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Turbulent and Streamline Flow
Elasticity, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Cardiovascular Disorders
Nancy Donaldson
Charles Gosselin
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