Jordan University of Science & Technology Faculty of Science & Art Department of Physics
Title & Instructors
Course Title Medical Physics
Course Number Phys 104
Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mohammad-Ali AL-Omari (Al-Akhras)
Text Book Physics 3rd Edition By Joseph W. Kane
Office Location PH 3 L1
Office Phone
Office hours To be announced
E-mail
Instructors Prof. Dr. Mohammad-Ali AL- Omari (Al-Akhras) PH 3 L1
Dr. Khaled Aljarrah PH 3 L1
Dr. Nabeel AL-Jamal PH 4 L0
COURSE CONTENT:
# of Lectures Chapter Suggested Problems
5 3.1 Force, Weight, and Gravitational mass
3.2 Density
3.3 Newton?s first law
3.4 Equilibrium
3.5 Newton?s third law
3.6 Newton?s Second Law
3.8 Give Some examples of Newton?s law
3.12 Apply Newton?s Laws with Friction 3-1, 3-2, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-26, 3-30,
3-37, 3-39,3-41, 3-42, 3-43, 3-45, 3-
47, 3-49, 3-50, 3-52, 3-54, 3-90, 3-91,
3-92, 3-93, 3-108, 3-109
5 4.1 Torque and Direction of the Torque (cross product
4.2 Equilibrium of rigid bodies
4.5 Levers; Mechanical advantage
4.6 Muscles
4.7 Levers in the body 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 4-13, 4-14, 4-
31, 4-32, 4-33, 4-34, 4-36, 4-37, 4-39,
4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 4-51, 4-55
2 8.1 General Aspects of Stress and Strain
8.2 Young?s Modulus 8-2, 8-5, 8-6,8-7, 8-9, 8-11, 8-17, 8-20,
8-23
3 10.1 Temperature scales
10.3 Pressure 10-2, 10-4, 10-15, 10-16, 10-17, 10-
18, 10-19, 10-20
5 13.1 Archimedes? Principle
13.2 Equation of Continuity; Streamline Flow
13.3 Bernoulli?s Equation
13.4 Static Consequences of Bernoulli?s Equation.
13.5 Role of gravity in the circulation
13.6 Blood pressure measurements using the Sphygmomanometer 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-9,
13-10,13-11, 13-12, 13-15,13-18,
13-19, 13-20, 13-21, 13-24, 13-25,
13-29, 13-30, 13-31, 13-32
4 14.1 Viscosity
18.1 The structure of nerve cells
18.2 The Resistance and capacitance of an axon
18.6 Electroencephalography and Electrocardiography 14-4, 14-5
18-1, 18-2, 18-4, 18-6, 18-8, 18-12
5 22.1 The nature and speed of sound
22.2 Standing sound waves.
22.3 The Intensity of sound waves
22.6Auditory response
22.8 Ultrasound (pg. 542) 22-2, 22-3, 22-9, 22-12, 22-18, 22-
20, 22-26, 22-30, 22-39, 22-41, 22-61,
22-62, 22-63, 22-65
4 23.1 The index of reflection
23.3 Define the Reflection of light.
23.4 Refraction of light
23.5 Total internal reflection
23.11 X-ray diffraction and the structure of biological molecules (pg. 571) 23-2, 23-4, 23-6, 23-9, 23-10, 23-12,
23-14, 23-18, 23-19, 23-20, 23-46, 23-
47
4 24.1 Mirrors
24.2 Lenses
24.4 The power of a lens; Aberrations
24.7 The Human Eye
24.13 Optical defects of the eye (pg. 623) 24-4, 24-5, 24-18, 24-20, 24-22, 24-
31, 24-32, 24-63, 24-64, 24-66, 24-68
2 30.1 Radioactivity
30.2 Half-life 30-1, 30-2, 30-5
4 31.2 Radiation and its units
31.3 Harmful effects of radiation
31.4 Chronic radiation exposure
31.5 Radiation in Medicine 31-14, 31-15, 31-18, 31-22
Assessment
Assessment Type Expected Due Date Weight
Evaluation
First Exam 7-11-2023 30
Second Exam 30
Final Exam 40
Total 100