Level of study
BAC +2
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The first part (about 1/3) of the module will deal with (biological) processes with a time evolution described by an exponential law (growth or decay).
Radioactivity will be discussed, as an illustration of such a process, and for its applications to the biology-health-environment field (dating, tracing, ...).
The second part (about 2/3) of the module will introduce the notions of fluid and pressure, and present the laws of hydrostatics (fundamental law of fluid statics, Archimedes' theorem).
Fluid dynamics will be introduced, including the concepts of flow, viscosity, sedimentation and centrifugation, in connection with the Biology-Health sector.
List of Chapters in the module :
- Exponential variations
- Radioactivity (radioactive decay, activity)
- Fluids: definition, properties, notion of pressure
- Hydrostatics: fundamental law of fluid statics, Archimedes' theorem.
- Elements of hydrodynamics: flows, Bernouilli's theorem
- Viscosity; Sedimentation and centrifugation
Objectives
- study processes with exponential law evolutions
- establish and manipulate the law of radioactive decay (dating, biological tracer)
- know the physical properties of fluids
- apply the fundamental relation of fluid statics and Archimedes' theorem
- identify the characteristics of the movement of a fluid (perfect or real)
- to know the basics of fluid mechanics for applications in the Biology-Health sectorÂ
Necessary pre-requisites
PHYSICS: UE HAV102P: Physical approaches to life:
- Physical quantities, dimensions and units
- Forces, force balance, viscous force, mobilization pressure of a fluid
MATHEMATICS : Bac level
- Study of a real function of a real variable (Math)
- Log and exp functions