Physics of the Body: Physics From Head to Toe
Textbooks:
Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, by Russel K. Hobbie, Fourth Edition, AIP Press
This book is REQUIRED
Mathematical Physiology, by James Keener and James Sneyd, Springer
This book is NOT REQUIRED. It contains more advanced topics that might interests you
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TEXTBOOK for MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY by Guyton and Hall, Saunders
This book is NOT REQUIRED. Its serves as a reference to physiology
The ANATOMINCAL CHART SERIES Anatomical Chart Co, Skokie, IL
This is recomended. A good source is Edmund Scientific for about $15.00.
Course Description:
This is a readings course which brings together the system of the human
body and the principles and concepts of physics and mathematics.
Mathematical tools such as dimensional analysis, error analysis, as
well as analytic and numerical solutions to differential equations will
be introduced and used throughout. The course will include topics
related to cellular physiology such as biochemical reactions,
intercellular communication, nonlinear wave propagation in biological
systems, and cardiac rhythmicity. Furthermore it will examine physical
and mathematical modeling of heart functions, muscles, respiration,
gastrointestinal systems, and the eye and ear. The course is designed
for junior, senior and first year graduate science and engineering
students that are interested in carrying their scientific skills and
mathematical talents into the medical profession.
Grading:
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Homework: Homework and projects will be assigned and posted on the internet with due dates. A grade with a value of 0-5 will be
given for each problem. Any score of 2 or less shows a deficiency in the
understanding of the assignment.
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Grade Weights
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Your final grade will be computed from the following
from a total of 150 points. Each assignment will be graded so
that 50% will be considered just barely passing or the grade D work
for that assignment;
A typical distributions of grades will be:
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150-125 A's
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124-100 B's
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99-75 C's
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74-50 D's
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below 50 F
PROCEDURES
FOR STUDENT COMPLAINTS
- A student who has a complaint related
to a Physics or Astronomy course should follow the procedures
summarized below. The full policy on student complaints is on-line in
the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/handbook/5/f.shtml
• Ordinarily, the student should attempt to resolve the matter with the
instructor first. If the complaint is not resolved to the student's
satisfaction, the student should go to the course supervisor (if the
instructor is a teaching assistant) or to Chair–
Professor Thomas F. Boggess (see above).
- If the matter remains unresolved, the
student may submit a written
complaint to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, 120 Schaeffer
Hall (335-2633). The associate dean will attempt to resolve the
complaint and, if necessary, may convene a special committee to
recommend appropriate action. In any event, the associate dean will
respond to the student in writing regarding the disposition of the
complaint. For any complaint that cannot be resolved through the
mechanisms described above, please refer to the College’s Student
Academic Handbook for further information.
A student suspected of
plagiarism or cheating must inform the student in writing as soon as
possible after the incident has been observed or discovered. Instructors who detect cheating or plagiarism
may decide, in consultation with the departmental executive officer, to
reduce the student's grade on the assignment or the course, even to
assign an F. The instructor writes an account of the chronology of the
plagiarism or cheating incident for the DEO (Associate Chair), who
sends an endorsement of the written report of the case to the Associate
Dean for Academic Programs, CLAS. A copy of the report will be
sent to the student.
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The College guideline is that one semester
hour of credit is the equivalent of approximately three hours of work
(class time + out-of-class preparation) each week over the course of a
whole semester. In a typical lecture/discussion course, each hour of
class normally entails at least two hours of outside preparation for
the average student (e.g., in a three-credit-hour lecture course,
standard out-of-class preparation is six hours per week). This standard
is the basis on which the Registrar's Office assigns hours of
University credit for courses.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
- The College's
Educational Policy Committee suggests that syllabi include a section on
student rights and responsibilities. They suggest the following:
- "All students
in the College have specific rights and responsibilities. You have the
right to adjudication of any complaints you have about classroom
activities or instructor actions. Information on these procedures is
available in the Schedule of Courses and on-line in the College's
Student Academic Handbook (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/).
You also have the right to expect a classroom environment that enables
you to learn, including modifications if you have a disability."
- "Your
responsibilities to this class-and to your education as a whole-include
attendance
and participation. (Here an instructor could put specific information
on his/her or the department's attendance policy.) You are also
expected to be honest and honorable in your fulfillment of assignments
and in test-taking situations (the College's policy on plagiarism and
cheating is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/).
You have a responsibility to the rest of the class-and to the
instructor-to help create a classroom environment where all may learn.
At the most basic level, this means that you will respect the other
members of the class and the instructor, and treat them with the
courtesy you hope to receive in turn."
- This course is given by the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences. This means that class policies on matters such as
requirements, grading, and sanctions for academic dishonesty are
governed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Students wishing to add or drop this course after the official deadline
must receive the approval of the Dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences . Details of the University policy of cross
enrollments may be found at:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc