Physics I

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Conventional lectures with constant references to physical systems whose description might grab the attention of biomedical engineering students. We emphasize everyday situations that can be explained using the physical concepts included in the syllabus. In this way we try to illustrate the usefulness and the importance of  physics as a stuctural discipline in scientific and thechnological courses.

Learning Outcomes

Recognize and use basic concepts of physics, and its connection to the study of systems of interest to
Biomedical Engineering (BE). Analyse, synthesize and process information.
- Know how to use physics methodologies and techniques, applying them in situations of interest to BE.
- Recognize the importance of physics in the interpretation and explanation of phenomena in the area of BE, science and technology.
- Prepare, process, interpret and communicate physical information, using relevant bibliographical sources, an appropriate speech and the right tools in classroom.
Generic skills to achieve
. Competence in analysis and synthesis;
. Competence to solve problems;
. Competence in critical thinking;
. Competence in autonomous learning;
. Professional ambition;
. Competence in organization and planning;
. Competence in oral and written communication;
. Competence in information management;
. Adaptability to new situations;
. Creativity;
(in decreasing order of importance).

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

MECHANICS OF PARTICLES AND SYSTEMS:
Newton Laws
Friction forces
Conservative forces and potential energy
Conservation of mechanical energy
Energy conservations in the presence of non-conservative forces
Linear and angular momentum conservation

FLUID MECHANICS
Fundamental principles of hydrostatics
Dynamics of non-viscous fluids. Bernoulli equation - applications
Viscous fluids: viscosity, non-newtonian fluids, laminar and turbulent flow, Reynolds' number, friction in viscous
fluids, Poiseuille equation - applications, Stokes' law - applications

SURFACE FENOMENA
Surface tension in a liquid, and curved surfaces in the liquid-air interfaces
Cohesive and adhesion energies
Separation surfaces between non miscible liquids
Capilarity
Molecular monolayers
Contact tensions solid liquid

OSCILLATIONS
Simple harmonic oscillator (SHO)
Superposition of two SHO
Damped and forced oscillations and resonances.

Head Lecturer(s)

Pedro Fernando Simões Costa

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 100.0%

Bibliography

- Apontamentos do professor.
- Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 10th edition, Brooks Cole.
- Doug Giancoli, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Pearson Education Limited; 4th edition (2013).
- Hugh D. Young,  Roger A. Freedman, University Physics with Modern Physics 14th Edition, Pearson, 2017.