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Health Academy Physics
What is physics ?
Mathematical explanations for how
the world works
F = ma
P=IV
V=IR
VF = VI + at
W = Fd
D = vt
Physics is
important in the
medical field, in
engineering, and
helps develop
your math skills!
• Data provided by Association of
American Medical Colleges and the Law
School Admission Council
Physics majors get the highest scores on
the MCAT and LSAT (entry tests for
admission into medical school & law
school)
Motion
PALM connection:
effects of motion on
your bodyrespiration &
heart rate
• Demos:
Constant speed walk
Constant acceleration walk
Walk the graph
Lab: PASCO- spark learning systems
heart rate monitors
Lab: Domino lab
• Injuries:
shin splints
runners knee
stress fracture
muscle pull
ankle sprain
• founder
Projectile motion/ vectors
PALM connection:
Physics of blood spatter analysis
Newton’s Laws
G forces
PALM connection- why air bags
work; effects of G forces on the
body; zero gravity therapy
Forces on the body in a safety harness
Forces
• PALM connection:
blunt force injuries
blood pressure
Work & Energy
PALM connection: physics of joints
Kinetic & potential energy
• Edible car competition
Momentum & Collisions
PALM connection: injuries resulting from a
car crash (leading cause of TBI)
• Article: “Headbanger Nation”
Time magazine Jan 31, 2011
Heat/Thermodynamics
PALM connections:
determining the calorie content of food
preventing hypothermia
preventing dehydration
thermal imaging
Electricity
• PALM connections:
Physics of lightning
Results of electricity on the human body
ECG; artificial pacemaker; defibrillator
Action potentials
Magnetism
• PALM connection:
MRI
Magnetic therapy
Sound
• PALM connections: How the ear works
Ultrasound technology
20 week old female fetus
Light
• PALM connections: How the eye works
Uses of light therapy
LASIK
Project
Choose a health related career
• Description of career
• Interview
• Education required
• how Physics is related to it
Orthopedic surgeon
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