Pedagogical Methods Used
Peer Instruction / Think-Pair-Share, Collaborative problem-solving, Conceptually-oriented activities, Context-rich problems, Project-based learning, Guided inquiry, Mathematically-focused activities, Experimentally-focused activities
Life Sciences Focus
Physics for pre-health students, physics of instruments and tools used in medicine and biomedical research, hands-on labs, video interviews with physicians and biomedical researchers
Describe the courses that you teach for life sciences students
Large lecture hall introductory physics, Introductory physics lab, TA supervision Intermediate level physics in biomedicine
CONTRIBUTIONS
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
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
Ultrasound Imaging
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Video, Pre-class assignment, Restricted access, HomeworkThis curriculum uses videos, text, and assessment questions to explore how sound waves can be used in noninvasive diagnostic imaging.
Cross-cutting Biological Concepts, Ultrasound & Doppler
Transverse Pulses and Waves, Longitudinal Pulses and Waves, Impedance and Dispersion, Wave Properties of Sound, Reflection and Refraction (Sound), Reflection, Refraction, Transmission, Transfer of Energy in Waves, Doppler Effect, Pitch, Intensity and Attenuation, Architectural Acoustics, Wave Analysis and Synthesis
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