Physics for the Health Sciences

Catalog description

This introductory course explores mechanics, heat, waves, fluids, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, and some topics in modern physics. The course is specially designed for the CUNY School of Medicine Students. It will provide them with an understanding of the principles and the application of Physics to biomedical and health aspects of the human body. It will guide and enable them to perform calculations and solve numerical problems related to health sciences. The selection of topics is based on the appropriateness of the life sciences without limiting basic concepts found in all introductory physics courses.