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CHIMICA E FISICA

Teaching Staff

MARIA VIOLA - Module Chemistry - BIO/10 - 4 CFU
FRANCESCO NOTO - Module Physics and Biomechanics - FIS/07 - 4 CFU

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Detailed Course Content

• Chemistry
  

  Atom: structure of the atom
  Elements and the Periodic Table
  Chemical bonds: covalent bonding, ionic bonding, hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions.
  Chemical formulas and structural formulas.
  Poperties of water
  Solutions.
  Concentration of solutions
  Chemical reactions.
  Acids and bases
  pH and buffers.
  Redox reactions.
  The chemistry of carbon
  Organic molecules and functional groups.
  Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes.
  Aromatic hydrocarbons.
  Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols.
  Aldehydes and ketones.
  Carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
  
  Structural Biochemistry.
  Properties and classification of amino acids.
  Peptide bond.
  Structure of proteins.
  Carbohydrates: classification of mono-, di-and polysaccharides.
  Lipids: fatty acids, triglycerides, glycerol phospholipids, sphingolipids and cholesterol.

• Physics and Biomechanics
  

  Introduction; Carriers; Study and classification of motion: kinematics; Force and motion; The friction; rotary motion; Cardinal equations of statics; Balance of the human body; Effort and energy; Elasticity and strength of materials; Application of the fundamental concepts of Mechanics; hydrostatic; Fluid dynamics; Thermodynamics.

  To successfully complete this course the student should:

  good knowledge of the fundamentals of Applied Physics and Biomechanics;

  know and understand the movement and balance of the human body based on the principles of kinematics, the statics and dynamics;

  understand and explain the relationships and concepts of physics using a proper vocabulary and appropriate symbols;

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Textbook Information

• Chemistry
  

  Santaniello - Alberghina - Coletta - Malatesta – Marini

  Principi di chimica generale e organica, Piccin

  F. A. Bettelheim, W. H. Brown, M. K. Campbell, S. O. Farrell

  Chimica e Propedeutica Biochimica, Edises

  Bertoldi, Colombo, Magni, Marin, Palestini

  Chimica e Biochimica, Edises

• Physics and Biomechanics
  

  • E. Ragozzino, “Elementi di Fisica – per studenti di scienze biomediche – ”, EdiSES S.r.l. – Napoli.

  • D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, “Fondamenti di Fisica”, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.

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