BASIC PROPEDEUTICAL SCIENCES

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

TOC11A1

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Moduls:

BIOCHEMISTRY - 1 credits
PHYSICS APPLIED TO BIOMECHANICS AND AIDS - 3 credits
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING - 1 credits

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

The proposed program will also allow students who have not previously matured
Disciplinary knowledge to achieve the training objectives indicated. There are therefore no prerequisites, but we recommend a knowledge of the notions of mathematics present in all high school programs.

As from didactic regulation

No prerequisites

Objectives

This course aims at providing the students with the fundamentals of Physics needed for carrying out their future activities, with particular regard to understanding the physical principles underlying biomechanics applied to patient handling and bionic supports, useful for a future Occupational Therapist.

Know the laws of chemistry and the properties of the main inorganic and organic compounds of biological interest, including the relationship between structure and function of biomedical macromolecules; learn about the most important human biochemical processes for proper cellular functionality, and in particular the bioenergetics and metabolism.

Provide basic knowledge for the use of computers, the Internet and commonly used IT technologies, including search engines.

Contents

Physical quantities and their measurement units;the particle kinematics; th particle dynamics; statics and dynamics of extendend bodies. Work and energy. Basics of electrostatics and electrodynamics.

Elements of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Stucture and function of Biomolecules. Enzymes. Bioenergetics and Metabolism of Biomolecules.

Basic concepts of computer science and the use of computers, such as hardware, software, computer networks, problems related to the use of the Internet and search engines.

Extended Syllabus

-Physical quantities and their measurement units. The particle kinematics: Reference systems - Rectilinear motion: position, velocity and and uniform rectilinear motion. Acceleration and uniform accelerated motion. free fall motion of a body, examples. Bidimensional kinematics, position and velocit vector, trajectory. Operations with vectors: sum, difference, using the grapical approach. Overview of goniometric functions and Vector components. Vector sum using components. Motion of a projectile and examples. Uniform circular motion: velocity, centripetal acceleration, angular velocity, motion time study, harmonic motion.
-Particle Dynamics: Newton's laws, Examples and applications. Weight force, normal plane reaction, frictional force. Inclined plane without friction, examples. Inclined plane with friction. Tension of a rope, elastic force, centripetal resulting force and examples. Pressure and friction force in the decubitus.
- Rigid body dynamics: existence of the center of mass and equation of translational dynamics. Position of the center of mass. Moment of a force. Balance of a rigid body. Levers: equations, schematic drawings and applications to the human body. Rotational dynamics, rotational analogue of Newton's second law. Application to the support design.
- Biomechanical applications: quantitative analysis of the levers in the human body: the skull; trunk-vertebral balance - Normal weight case and Obesity / Overweight case and analogies with the lifting of a patient; foot during walking; elbow joint. Hip joint and its pathologies: Forces and moments on the normal joint; Antalgic hip and use of the stick and other supports. Applications to patient support and therapist effects. The vertebral column and its pathologies: Forces and moments on the fifth lumbar vertebra; limit of elasticity of the disc, hernia; Slip stress. Effects when lifting a patient.
Work and energy: Work of a force - Power - Kinetic energy - Theorem of kinetic energy - Conservative forces - Potential energy - Conservation of mechanical energy.
Electrostatics and electrodynamics: Electric charge. Coulomb's law. The electric field. Electrical potential and potential difference. The electric current. Electrical resistance and Ohm's law. Application: power supply and movement in bionic supports.

PART I: Introduction to Chemistry
Description of Matter:
The Atom. Isotopes and Atomic Masses. Introduction to the Periodic Table. Atomic Orbitals and Their Energies. Chemical Bonding: An Overview of Chemical Bonding. Ionic Bonding. Lewis Electron Dot Symbols. Lewis Structures and Covalent Bonding. Properties of Covalent Bonds, Polar Covalent Bonds. Ionic and hydrogen bonds.

Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions and Chemical Thermodynamics:
Thermodynamics and Work. The First and The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Enthalpy and Entropy Free Energy. Spontaneity and Equilibrium. Thermodynamics and Life.
Enzymes: classification, kinetics, and control

Molecules, Ions and Chemical Formulas:
Chemical Compounds. Acids and Bases and Ionic Compounds. The Chemical Equilibrium: Concept of Chemical Equilibrium. The Equilibrium Constant. Factors That Affect Equilibrium. Solution Concentrations. Acid–Base Reactions. A Qualitative Description of Acid–Base Equilibriums. Molecular Structure and Acid–Base Strength. Acid–Base Reaction.

Reactions in Aqueous Solution:
Aqueous Solutions. The Autoionization of Water. Solubility and pH.

Elements of Organic Chemistry:
General Overview of Carbon Compounds. Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Benzene. Overview of Functional Groups: Alcohols, Ethers and Phenols. Aldehydes and Ketones. Amines and Heterocycles.

PART II: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOMOLECULES

Carbohydrate: General aspects and classification. Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Polysaccharides.

Lipids: General aspects and classification. Fatty Acids, Triglycerides, Phospholipids, Sterols and Cholesterol.

Proteins: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. Covalent structures and three-dimensional structures of proteins. Protein Folding and Dynamics. Hemoglobin and Mioblobin. Protein Function
Pathological Hemoglobin.

Nucleic Acids: structure, fuction and general aspects. Nucleotides and Nucleosides

PART III: METABOLISM
Introduction to Metabolism:
Carbohydrate metabolism I: major metabolic pathways and their control. Glycolysis. Citric Acid Cycle. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation. Carbohydrate metabolism II: special pathways and glycoconjugates. Glycogen Metabolism, Gluconeogenesis and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway.
Lipid Metabolism: utilization and storage of energy in lipid form. Pathways of metabolism of special lipids: β-oxidation and ketogenesis.
Protein Metabolism: Amino acid metabolism and Urea cycle.

Hardware Main components - von Neumann architecture
- CPU
- memories
- mass memories
- I / O
- bus
Devices Performance

Software
System software and application software
- process manager (time slicing)
- central memory manager (shared by all processes)
- secondary storage manager (files and directories)
- device manager (driver)
- user interface (user interaction)

Computer networks

- computer networks and sharing of resources
- types of networks: LAN, WLAN, WAN
- network topology
- client / server and P2P (peer-to-peer) models: comparison
- Internet: network of networks
- functioning of the Internet
- other types of networks: intranet and extranet
- transmission media: twisted pair, coaxial cable, Ethernet cable, optical fiber, terrestrial radio link, satellite.
- data transfer:
- how to connect to the Internet

Search engines
- searches with Google
- special searches

Recommended Bibliography

-D. Giancoli - Fisica (con fisica moderna) - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
-J.S. Walker, “Fondamenti di fisica”, Pearson
-D. Scannicchio, "Fisica Biomedica", EDISES

"Chimica e Biochimica" (lauree brevi), M.Samaja-R.Paroni. PICCIN Editore

Fabrizio Cattadori Appunti di Informatica

Lecturer’s course materials

Teaching Methods

Lectures

Informatics: Frontal lectures, lab activity and classroom exercises

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The evaluation method consists of oral examination and the topics
under examination will reflect those discussed during the lessons and
present in the program. Specifically, both the topics on the basic principles and the application of these topics to the analysis techniques applied during this course of study, will be eaminated. The exam mode and the evaluation method will
be indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the course. The
evaluation will be based on the knowledge of the topics covered by the
exam questions and the students? logical-argumentative skills. For the
purpose of the evaluation, the quality of the oral presentation will
also be taken into consideration with particular reference to the
competence in the use of the specialized lexicon.

The exam method is an oral and written test designed to verify the results of the expected learning, in accordance with the educational and specific objectives of the course. The oral examination is placed at the end of the course, after having achieved the attendance to the same, according to a schedule established and published on the University web page at the beginning of the academic year. The outcome of the test is evaluated as the result of learning the specific and training objectives, such as knowledge and understanding, capacity for logical integration and application. At the end of the test the teacher will form an opinion expressed in terms of Italian grades and their correspondent European Credit Transfer System grade (In Italian Universities grades are given on the basis of 30 points).
1) Rating 30 - 30 cum laude (corresponding to ECTS grade A): Excellent knowledge and understanding of the subjects, ability to reason and logical integration of the acquired knowledge. If the student, who has achieved this evaluation, demonstrates autonomy of judgment, high communication skills and autonomous learning skills, a laude can be added by the commision.
2) Rating 27 - 29 (corresponding to ECTS grade B): Good knowledge and understanding of the topics with some non-serious inaccuracies and with a good capacity for logical integration and judgment.
3) Rating: 23 - 26 (corresponding to ECTS grade C): Discrete knowledge and understanding of the topics and, despite some gaps in the ability to integrate and apply knowledge.
4) Rating 20 - 22 (corresponding to ECTS grade D): Knowledge and understanding of the arguments fully sufficient, although there are clear gaps, which are reflected in a reduced capacity for integration, logic and application.
5) Rating 18 - 19 (corresponding to ECTS grade E): Knowledge and understanding of the topics with serious and evident gaps, with limited integrative and applicative skills, but which also allow the passing of the exam.

Computer practice test.
Oral examination.

Contacts/More Information

Consulting following request set by phone 0871/3556937 or sent to email stefania.dellapenna@itab.unich.it

By appointment, from Monday to Friday.
E-mail: erminia.carletti@unich.it
Tel: 0871 541479 (C.A.S.T.)

E-mail: piero.chiacchiaretta
student reception through mail appointment

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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