PHYS 109

General physics for health sciences student  (first common year)

Course Code	PHYS 109	فيز 109	رقم المقرر ورمزه
Course Name	General Physics	فيزياء عامة	اسم المقرر
Language of the course	English	انجليزية	لغة تدريس المقرر
Level	2nd	الثاني	المستوى
Pre-requisites	----------	---------	متطلب سابق
Co-requisites	--------	--------	متطلب متزامن
Credit distribution	4 (3+0+2)	4 (3+0+2)	توزيع ساعات المقرر

Course description
Basic Principles of Mechanics: Units and dimensions, vector analysis, speed & velocity, acceleration, force, Newton’s law
of    motion,  gravity,  Centre  of  Mass,  Linear  Momentum,Torque and Equilibrium, work, energy, power.
Properties of Fluids:  Gases, pressure, Continuity equation,flow  of  ideal  liquid,  Bernoulli's  equation,  Blood  pressure
measurements. Simple medical applications.
Basic  Electricity:  Coulomb’s  law,  electric  field,  electric potential,  capacitance,  steady  electric  currents,  resistance,
Ohm’s  law,  connecting  resistors  in  series  and  in  parallel, Kirchhoff's rules.
Optics:  Nature  of  light,  reflection  and  refraction  of  light, mirrors and lenses, human eye, simple optical instruments,
simple medical applications.  
Modern Physics (Atomic & Nuclear Physics): Electromagnetic spectrum, photon, wave properties of matter, atomic structure, Bohr atom and atomic spectra, X-rays, Nuclear radiation,   radioactivity, half-life time, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation units,  nuclear hazards, medical applications.

 Course objectives
This course aims to give students an introduction to general physics. 

Textbook adopted and supporting references
PHYSICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES THIRD EDITION,   ZINKE-ALLMANG NEJAT GALIANO-RIVEROS BAYER CHENو 2017