Physics, statistics and information technology
(objectives)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions. DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the role of Information Systems and their lifecycle, specifically focusing on database management systems. MEDICAL STATISTICS: The Medical Statistics course aims to introduce students to the logic of statistical thinking and its application in everyday life. The exposition of the topics will be oriented towards concrete problems of analysis and research, starting from schematic examples and then confronting real situations taken from the medical literature. PHYSICS: Aim of the course of Medical Physics within the integrated course of Physics, statistics and information technology is to provide students with knowledge on the fundamentals of applied physics necessary to the performance of their future activity. In particular, the comprehension of physical principles at the base of medical physics and of functioning of medical instrumentation will be addressed. At the end of the course, the students will know the fundamental concepts of application of the Scientific Method to the study of biomedical phenomena (choice and measure of parameters, evaluation of errors), they will be able to describe physical phenomena of complex systems using suitable mathematical tools, they will know the scientific basis of medical procedures and principles of functioning of the equipment commonly used for diagnostics and therapeutics.
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Code
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90096 |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: APPLIED PHYSICS
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Aim of the course of Medical Physics within the integrated course of Physics, statistics and information technology is to provide students with knowledge on the fundamentals of applied physics necessary to the performance of their future activity. In particular, the comprehension of physical principles at the base of medical physics and of functioning of medical instrumentation will be addressed. At the end of the course, the students will know the fundamental concepts of application of the Scientific Method to the study of biomedical phenomena (choice and measure of parameters, evaluation of errors), they will be able to describe physical phenomena of complex systems using suitable mathematical tools, they will know the scientific basis of medical procedures and principles of functioning of the equipment commonly used for diagnostics and therapeutics.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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FIS/07
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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CARIDI FRANCESCO
(syllabus)
Mechanics Introduction, Measurement, Estimating Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures. Units of measure systems. Converting Units. Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis .
Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension References Frames. Displacement. Velocity and Acceleration. Motion at Constant Acceleration.
Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors Vectors and Scalars. Addition of Vectors-Graphical Methods. Subtraction of Vectors and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar. Adding Vectors by Components.
Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion Force. Newton's First Law of Motion. Mass. Newton's Second Law of Motion. Newton's Third Law of Motion. Weight-The Force of Gravity. The Normal Force. Solving Problems with Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams. Problems Involving Friction, Inclines. Problem Solving : A General Approach.
Circular Motion; Gravitation Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion. Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
Work and Energy Work Done by a Constant Force. Kinetic Energy and the Kinetic Energy Theorem. Potential Energy. Conservative and Nonconservative Forces. Mechanical Energy and its Conservation. Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy. Other Forms of Energy: Energy Transformations and the Law of Conservation of Energy. Power.
Linear Momentum Momentum and Its Relation to Force. Conservation of Momentum. Center of Mass (CM). Center of Mass and Translational Motion.
Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture The Conditions for Equilibrium. Solving Statics Problems. Applications to Muscles and Joints. Stability and Balance. Elasticity; Stress and Strain. Fracture.
Thermology Heat as Energy Transfer. Internal Energy. Specific Heat. Calorimetry. Latent Heat. Heat Transfer.
Fluids Phases of Matter. Density. Pressure in Fluids. Relative Pressure. Pascal's Principle. Measurement of Pressure. Archimede's Principle.
Vibrations and Waves Wave Motion. Types of Waves: Transverse and Longitudinal. Energy Transported by Waves. Intensity Related to Amplitude and Frequency.
Sound Characteristics of Sound. Intensity of Sound: Decibels. Doppler Effect.
Electricity and Magnetism Electric Charge and Electric Field Static Electricity. Electric Charge and its Conservation. Electric Charge in the Atom. Insulators and Conductors. Induced Charge. Coulomb's Law. Solving Problems Involving Coulomb's Law. The Electric Field. Field Lines. Electric Fields and Conductors.
Electric Potential Electric Potential Energy and Potential Differences. Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field. Equipotential Lines. The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy. Electric Potential Due to Point Charges. Capacitance. Dielectrics. Storage of Electric Energy.
Electric Currents The Electric Current. Ohm's Laws: Resistance and Resistors. Resistivity. Electric Power.
DC Circuits The Electromotive Force (EMF). Resistors in Series and in Parallel. Kirchhoff's Laws. Circuits Containing Capacitors in Series and in Parallel. RC Circuits-Resistor and Capacitor in Series.
Electromagnetic Waves Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations. Production of Electromagnetic Waves (EM). Light as an Electromagnetic Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Energy in EM Waves. The Wave Nature of Light.
Optical Instruments X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction. X-rays and their production. X-rays in medical diagnostics and therapy.
(reference books)
R.A. Serway & J.W. Jewett, Principi di Fisica, EdiSES D. Scannicchio, Fisica Biomedica, EdiSES D. C. Giancoli, Fisica (principi e applicazioni), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana D. Halliday, R. Resnik, J. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Module: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(objectives)
The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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INF/01
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Dimitri Andrea
(syllabus)
• Introduction to IT systems • Notes on the hardware part of IT systems (CPU, memory, input/output). File system management. • The system software: operating systems and associate utility programs • Application software: basic tools for medical practice
(reference books)
Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Module: MEDICAL STATISTICS
(objectives)
The Medical Statistics course aims to introduce students to the logic of statistical thinking and its application in everyday life. The exposition of the topics will be oriented towards concrete problems of analysis and research, starting from schematic examples and then confronting real situations taken from the medical literature.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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MED/01
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Weltert Luca Paolo
(syllabus)
The first part of the course will introduce the logic of statistics and experimental design. The concepts of probability calculation and combinatorial calculation will be introduced or recalled; although theoretically already in possession of the student, these steps are fundamental and will be used in the continuation of the course. In this phase the main probability distributions will be treated, including the binomial distribution, the Poisson distribution and the standard Normal and Normal distributions, but more than the single mathematical process,we will try making the student aware of the deep motivation of the medical statistics, as a science, and its application in practice, as well as the risks of its incorrect understanding. In the second part of the course the descriptive statistics and its methodology will be addressed. It will be shown how to recognize the type of data and how to summarize them in appropriate indexes. The student will learn how to calculate position measurements (mean, median, fashion), variability (variance, standard deviation), coefficient of variation (CV), percentiles and their use. It will also make extensive use of practical examples to define a good descriptive statistic and a defective or deceptive descriptive statistic. In the final part of the course the general principles of statistical inference will be treated. Cases of sample distribution, type I and II errors, power of a test and operating curve will be introduced. We will then move on to parametric tests - Student's t-test, ANOVA with 1 and 2 classification criteria, non-parametric tests: - Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman test, median test, chi-square test, Fisher exact test. We will also provide the basic concepts of regression and analysis of time dependent variability with mention of Kaplann Meyer functions, log rank and Cox regression.
(reference books)
1) Notes of the lessons 2) Stanton A. Glantz: Statistics for Bio-medical disciplines - ed. McGraw-Hill 3) Sidney Siegel, N. John Castellan Jr.: - Non parametric statistics - ed. McGraw-Hill 4) Resources and links from the Internet with particular reference to the use of the PubMEd portal
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Module: DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS
(objectives)
The course intends to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the essential role of Information Technology (IT) in our society, and specifically in the context of health-related technical professions.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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2
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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ING-INF/05
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Contact Hours
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20
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Dimitri Andrea
(syllabus)
• Introduction to Information Systems • Standards and languages (xml, hl7, etc.) • The lifecycle of Information Systems • Database and Database Management System (DBMS)
(reference books)
Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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