1. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS: 1.1.Quantities and units. 1.2. Vectors. 1.3. Scientific notation. 1.4. Conversion factors.
2. NEWTON'S LAWS (I): 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Newton's laws of mation: 2.2.1. Previous studies. 2.2.2. Newton's first law. 2.2.3. Newton's second law. 2.3. Gravitational force. 2.4.Examples and applications in physiotherapy.
3. NEWTON'S LAWS (II): 3.1. Newton's third law. 3.2. Contact forces: 3.2.1. Definition. 3.2.2. Tension force. 3.2.3.Normal force. 3.2.4. Friction force. 3.3. Drag force. 3.4. Fixed simple pulleys.
4. TORQUES AND LEVERS. 4.1. Torque: 4.1.1. Definition and properties. 4.1.2. Resultant torque. 4.1.3.Static equilibrium. 4.2. Levers: 4.2.1. Definition of lever. 4.2.2. Lever classification. 4.2.3. Levers in the human body.
5. CENTER OF MASS AND EQUILIBRIUM:5.1. Center of mass and center of gravity: 5.1.1. Definitions and properties. 5.1.2. The CoM/CoG in the human body. 5.1.3.Location of the CoM/CoG. 5.2. Equilibrium and stability:5.2.1. Static equilibrium. 5.2.2.Factors affecting stability.
6. APPLIED BIOPHYSICS: Application of the concepts explained in the previous units.
7. ENERGY AND WAVES: 7.1. Energy and heat: 7.1.1. What is energy? 7.1.2. Forms of energy. 7.1.3. Energy and heat. 7.2. Waves: 7.2.1. Waves: definition and properties. 7.2.2. Mathematical description of waves. 7.2.3. Sound waves. 7.2.4. Electromagnetic waves.
8. STATIC FLUIDS: 8.1. Basic concepts. 8.2. Density. 8.3. Pressure: 8.3.1. What is pressure? 8.3.2.Pressure in liquids. 8.3.3. Pressure in gases. 8.4.Applications in physiotherapy.
9. FLUIDS IN MOTION: 9.1. Fluid flows: 9.1.1. Types of flows. 7.1.2. Continuity equation. 9.1.3. Bernoulli's equation. 9.2. Real flows: 9.2.1. Viscous resistance. 9.2.2. Viscous flows and applications in physiotherapy.
10. COHESIVE FORCES IN LIQUIDS: SURFACE TENSION AND CAPILLARITY. 10.1. Forces between molecules: Adhesion and cohesion. 10.2. Surface tension: 10.2.1. What is the surface tension? 10.2.2. Laplace's law. 10.2.3.Applications in the human body. 10.3. Capillarity: 10.3.1. What is capillarity? 10.3.2. Jurin's law. 10.3.3. Applications in the human body. 10.4. Examples in physiotherapy.
11. ELECTRICITY:11.1.The electrostatic force: 11.1.1. Force between point charges - Coulomb's law. 11.1.2. Principle of superposition. 11.2. The electric field: 11.2.1. What is the electric field? 11.2.2. Principle of superposition. 11.3.The electric potential: 11.3.1. What is the electric potential? 11.3.2. The electric potential due to a point charge. 11.4. Uniform electric fields: 11.4.1. Properties of uniform electric fields. 11.4.2. Evaluation of electric fields. 11.5. Capacitors: 11.5.1. Definition and properties of capacitors. 11.5.2. The parallel plate capacitor. 11.5.3. Capacitors and physiotherapy: The capacitive effect.
12. ELECTRIC CIRCUITS: 12.1. Electric current: 12.1.1. Generation of electric current. 12.1.2. Current intensity. Current density. 12.1.3. Ohm's law. 12.1.4. Electrical resistance. Resistivity. 12.2.Electric circuits:12.2.1. Combination of resistors. 12.2.2. Electric work and electric power. Joule effect. 12.3.Electric currents and physiotherapy:12.3.1. Resistive effect. 12.3.2. Muscular stimulation using electric currents.
13. MAGNETISM: 13.1. Effects of the magnetic field: 13.1.1. The magnetic field. Definition and properties. 13.1.2. Magnetic field lines. 13.1.3.Magnetic force acting on a moving charged particle. 13.1.4. Charged particle motion in a magnetic field. 13.1.5. Hall effect.13.2. Generation of magnetic fields: 13.2.1. Sources of the magnetic field. 13.2.2. The magnetic field generated by straight current wires. 13.2.3. The magnetic field generated by loop current wires. 13.2.4. The magnetic field generated by coils. 13.3. Applications in physiotherapy.
-CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
The final qualification to pass the subject is 5.
The subject will be continuously assessed through the final exam, the mid-term test and the suggested classroom activities:
1) FINAL EXAM:
It represents a 60% of the final qualification.
A minimum score of 4 is required to obtain the weighted average score, which includes the final exam, the mid-term test and suggested classroom activities. This average will be the overall score of the subject.
If the student scores less than 4 on the final exam, he/she will not be able to count the continuous assessment (mid-term test and suggested classroom activities) as part of their final mark. In this case, the student will have to do the Basic Competences Exam (BCE).
The final exam has 40 multiple choice questions about concepts and short solving problems. Each question will have five options, only one of which is correct. A penalty of 20% of its value will be deducted for each wrong question. There is no deduction for unanswered questions.
The final exam will last 90 minutes.
In this exam the use of non-programmable calculator is permitted. No formula sheet will be allowed.
2) MID-TERM TEST:
It represents a 15% of the final qualification.
The mid-term test consists of two parts:
a) Multiple choice questions about concepts and short solving problems similar to those of the final exam. Each question will have five options, only one of which is correct. A penalty of 20% of its value will be deducted for each wrong question. There is no deduction for unanswered questions.
b) Solving problems: They are similar to those done in the in-class activities (at roughly the same level). The students must show the steps or/and calculations needed to solve the problems.
The mid-term test will last 90 minutes.
In this exam the use of non-programmable calculator is permitted. No formula sheet will be allowed.
3) SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:
It represents a 25 % of the final qualification.
They are in-class activities and they have to be delivered at the end of the class, except for the activity of the Unit 6 (Applied Biophysics) which consists of a group work. Guidelines of this activity will be uploaded to the Moodle and explained in class during the corresponding session.
There will be a total of 11 activities during the course: 10 in-class activities + 1 work group (Unit 6).
- In-class activities: List of questions and solving questions related to the lecture contents of the previous week.
- Group Work of the Unit 6: They will have a submission deadline, which will be posted on the course website (Moodle).
For in-class activities, the 8 best scores of every student will be selected. These 8 activities and the work group will be averaged altogether to obtain the overall score of the PBL activities (average over 9: 8 in-class activities + work group). The missed activities will count as a zero score. Only the activities delivered on time will be graded (this marking system encourages attendance).
No excused absences will be admitted for any of the activities.
The overall score of the activities held during the course (which represents the 25% of the final qualification) will be uploaded before the final exam.
Students can revise their activities scheduling an appointment by mail.
-BASIC COMPETENCES EXAM (BCE):
If the student fails the continuous assessment, he/she will have the opportunity of taking the Basic Competences Exam (BCE), which will be held the week after the revision.
It will have a similar format of the final exam and a minimum score of 5 is required to pass it.
The scores of the continuous assessment will be cancelled. As it is a Basic Competences Exam, if the student passes it, his/her final score will be computed as 5.
-STUDENTS WHO REPEAT THE SUBJECT:
If a student failed the subject last course and needs to repeat it, he/she can choose between two possible options to be assessed:
1) Students can try to attend as many suggested classroom activities as they can and also do the mid-semester test. In this case they will be continuously assessed. It means that the overall score of the course will be the weighted average obtained from the suggested classroom activities, the mid-term test and the final exam. Note that a minimum score of 4 on the final exam is required to obtain the weighted average score, which will be the overall score of the subject. Students will pass the subject if this overall score is equal to or higher than 5.
2) Students can skip all the suggested classroom activities and the mid-semester test and go directly to the final exam. In this case, they will not be continuously assessed, and it means that their overall score of the course will be only the final exam. Then, in this case, a minimum score of 5 on the final exam is required to pass the subject.
Students must choose the most suitable option and communicate their final decision sending an email to the professor DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Student qualification will be considered as 'not seated' in the following cases:
1) Not evaluated through the continuous assessment.
2) Not evaluated through final assessment.
Students who have not delivered any assessment activity to the professor from October the 15th will be considered as not evaluated through the continuous assessment.
The methodology of the subject is based on didactic units (DU).
Each DU will be related to some specific concepts, which will be first explained by the professor. After that, students will work with the concepts explained in the DUs through the suggested classroom activities.
Prior to every DU, the student will have to download the notes from the Moodle and read them carefully.
Learning outcomes:
- Knowing the principles and theories on which physical agents and their applications in Physiotherapy are based.
- Knowing the principles of biomechanics and electrophysiology and its main applications in the field of Physiotherapy.
- Understanding the distribution of vectors, moments and forces in levers found in the human body.