Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Theoretical Mechanics
Course Code
FK_081
Branch of Science
Biomechanics; Medical engineering
ECTS
2.00
Target Audience
Medical Services
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Andris Mikulis
Structure Unit Manager
Jevgenijs Proskurins
Structural Unit
Department of Physics
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, 1st floor, Rooms No 147 a and b, fizika@rsu.lv, +371 67061539
About Study Course
Objective
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the acquisition of other study disciplines, as well as in the education of an orthopedic specialist.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge in mathematics and physics. Knowledge of the national language.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As a result of the course students will: 1. Acquire and strengthen knowledge in theoretical mechanics. 2. Understand the regularities of absolutely solid body dynamics. 3. Understand free, sluggish and forced oscillations, wave processes. 4. Understand the mechanisms of elastic body deformation.
Skills
1.1. Will be oriented in terms of theoretical mechanics. 2. The acquired knowledge will be used in the calculation of mechanical properties of solids and biological tissues. 3. Physical concepts and regularities will be used in the calculation of kinematics problems of rotational motion of human body members.
Competences
1.As a result of the study course students will be able to evaluate the significance of the laws of theoretical mechanics in the statics and dynamics of human body movement.
Assessment
Individual work
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During practical classes – solving tasks. Outside the classes, students develop a research paper on the basic concepts of theoretical mechanics and their application in the structure of the human body.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Students' participation in classes is evaluated. Oral theoretical test at the end of the study course.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Introduction in Physics.
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Lecture
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Kinematics of rotational motion.
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Lecture
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Basic concepts of dynamics
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Mechanical oscillations
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Oscillations
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Work and energy
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Body dynamics
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Leverage, moment of force
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Deformations
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Lecture
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Modality
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Off site
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Rigid body rotational motion
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Newton's law of cooling. Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic characteristics. The first and second laws of thermodynamics. Entropy. Heat exchange processes in the human body. Newton's law of cooling. Heat sources and their use for medical purposes.
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Computer room
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Elasticity. Elastic strength and deformation. Hooke's Law. Mechanical stress. Hardness, ductility, elasticity, and brittleness. Mechanical properties of biological tissues.
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On site
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Audiometry. Mechanical waves. Sound and its physical characteristics. Logarithmic scales. Physical basics of clinical acoustic examination methods. Acoustic measurements and their application in medicine. Acoustic methods in medical diagnostics.
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Computer room
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Topics
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Oscillations. Harmonic oscillations. Types of a pendulum: mathematical, springs, physical. Vibration characteristics. The frequency spectrum of complex oscillations. Forced oscillations and resonance. Periodic processes in the human body.
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On site
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Computer room
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Topics
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Measurements. Applications of mathematics to medical problems. Physical measurements in biology and medicine. Simple planning of a physical experiment to study physical processes.
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Modality
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Computer room
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2
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Topics
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Ionizing radiation. Types of ionizing radiation. X-rays, their origin. Braking and characteristic X-rays, their spectra. X-ray interaction with a substance. Use of X-rays in medicine. Computed tomography. Radioactivity. Radioactive decay law. Effects of ionizing radiation on the human body. Dosimetry devices. Use of radioactive isotopes and neutrons in medicine. Particle accelerators and their use in medicine.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Grabovskis R. Fizika. Rīga, Zvaigzne, 1983, 645 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
P. Davidovits. Physics in Biology and Medicine. Academic press, 2019.