Unit PHYSICAL COMPUTER SCIENCES AND MEASUREMENT

MEDICAL PHYSICS

Code	GP003900
CFU	2
Teacher	Stefania Sorbino
Teachers	Stefania Sorbino
Hours	21 ore - Stefania Sorbino
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	FIS/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	The used language for the entire course will be italian.
Contents	Decriptions and mathematics.
Reference texts	Power point slides provided by teacher.
Educational objectives	The course aims to convey fundamental concepts of General Physics, i.e.physical quantities and unity of measurements, basics of kinematics, dynamics and statics, fluid dynamics, thermology, diffusion in gas and solutions, electricity, waves and optics.
Prerequisites	Basic mathematics. Skills in differential computation are not required.
Teaching methods	Lectures with projection of power point slides. Physics exercises executed in real timedisplayed on a whiteboard
Learning verification modality	The exam is composed by a written and an oral test. The first one will last 30 minutes, will be based on 15 questions (5 for each teaching module). To access the oral test, students have to pass the written one. The minimum required is to correctly answer at least 2 questions for each module. The oral exam will occur in the same day of the written test and it will regard the whole program of the three teaching modules. Further informations regarding the exams will be provided by teachers.
Extended program	Mathematics hints Algebraic expressions. Properties of powers and powers of10. Scientific notation. Proportions. First degree equations. Elementar geometry. Angles on a plane. - Introduction to physical quantities and the corresponding units of measurement. Definition of physical quantity,fundamental physical quantities and derived physical quantities; theInternational System of Units, small and large units with prefixes. Equivalences between units. Scalar and vector quantities. - Mass and density. Basics of kinematics: space, time, velocity andacceleration. Uniform motion in a straight line. Uniformly accelerated motion in astraight line. Falling objects. Circular motion: frequency, period, centripetal acceleration; Inertia and first Newton law. Weight and gravitational force; centripetal force, constrain reaction force. Work by a force. Energy. Power. Thermology. Temperature and temperaturescales. Thermal balance. Thermometer. Microscopic interpretation of temperature. Status changes .Heat and energy. - Fluid mechanics. Density and pressure. Pascal principle. Hydrostatic pressure and relative applications: atmospheric pressure and it smeasurement, gravity force in blood vessels, intravenous drip. Archimede’sprinciple and body floating. Ideal fluid motion: flow rate, continuity principle,Bernoulli’s theorem. Real fluid motion: pressure loss, hydrodymanic resistance.Motion regimes of a real fluid and critical speed. Transport in a viscous fluid. - Mole. Ideal gas law. Electricity. Waves and optics.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Code	GP003897
CFU	2
Teacher	Antonio Moschitta
Teachers	Antonio Moschitta
Hours	16 ore - Antonio Moschitta
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	ING-INF/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	This module presents introductory elements of informatics, focusing on the concept of computer and on its evolution, on the concept of operating system, and on the concept of software. Theoretical and practical knowledge concerning office automation software is provided, and basic characteristics of laboratory management software are introduced.
Reference texts	• Informatica, orientarsi nel labirinto digitale, Brian W. Kernighan, Egea • Introduzione ai sistemi informatici (5/ed), Donatella Sciuto, Giacomo Buonanno e Luca Mari, McGraw-Hill • Informatica Medica, A. Rosotti, McGraw-Hill • Principles of Computer Science, Paul Tymann, Carl Reynolds, McGraw-Hill • Materiale a cura del docente, disponibile on-line sul sito di e-learning http://www.unistudium.unipg.it
Educational objectives	This module aims at providing concepts and basic instruments of informatics, useful to: • manage innovation made available by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in biomedical field; • support studies and research in science; • organize, process and communicate data and information; • acquire increased awareness of Informatics and improved practical skills.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Face to face, practical excercises
Other information	All the teaching material is available on the e-learning platform http://www.unistudium.unipg.it.
Learning verification modality	please refer to the description of the course that includes this module.
Extended program	1) Course presentation • Presentazione dei contenuti e degli obiettivi formativi. • Presentazione delle modalità di svolgimento del corso e delle modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento. 2) Introduction to Informatics • Introduction and general concepts. • Informatics in the biomedical field. • Historical Background • Evolution of computers and of Informatics. IT and ICT. • Classification of computers. 3) Computer architecture • The concept of computing. • Software, hardware, e firmware • Hardware: architecture and working principles of an electronic computer; processor; memory types; mass storage; I/O devices. Evolution of computers’ performance. • Software. Basic SW: operating systems, compilers/interpreters, libraries. The file system. Text and graphical interfaces (GUI and TUI). Application software. Utilities and tools. • The Windows Operating System: background and evolution, desktop and working environment File system. Resource manager. Using applications. Utilities. Help. Task Manager. 4) Briefs on information systems, on data bases and on medical informatics. • Data structures, on information systems and on data bases. • Medical informatics. 5) Networks, Internet, and Web. • Computer networks. Components. Protocols. • Network services. • Internet and World Wide Web. • Search instruments and methods. 6) Briefs on cybersecurity. • Definition of security and of cybersecurity. • Computer viruses and other cyber threats. • UserID e Password. • Good practices. • Computer and health. 7) Personal Computers • Definition and classification of personal computers. • Environment and work tools. • Applications. 8) Office automation. • Text Editors: WinWord. The window. Text insertion and modification. Formats and styles. Layout. Lists. Tables. Cliparts and images. Heading, footnotes, and page numbering. Inserting and editing equations. Printing. • Spreadsheets and main availble software tools. Introduction to Excel. The application window and its main features. Cell, row, and column elements. Excel sheets. Cell content. Cell reference. Data types and formats. Formulas and logic functions. Operators. Search and sorting. Predefined functions. Graphs. Pivot tables. 9) Software for laboratory automation • Architecture and working principles of management software • Specific requirements of medical lab management software
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS

Code	GP003898
CFU	2
Teacher	Paolo Carbone
Teachers	Paolo Carbone
Hours	20 ore - Paolo Carbone
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	ING-INF/07
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Fundamentals of metrology and biomedical electronical instrumentation.
Reference texts	Handouts provided by the module instructor and available on the Course website. Moreover, the following book might be considered as a reference text (original English version available) : Strumentazione biomedica. Progetto ed applicazioni John Webster ISBN-10: 8879596640 ISBN-13: 978-8879596640
Educational objectives	At the end of this class students will have - Knowledge of metrology fundamentals. - Basic knowledge of electronic and biomedical instrumentation.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Frontal lecture.
Other information	Information about available services for people with disabilities and/or with learning disabilities, see: http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality	Written and oral examination regarding the subjects covered in all 4 modules of this class. The written test consists in 5 closed answer quizzes for each one of the 4 modules in the class program, for a total of 20 questions. The test duration is 30 minutes. Following the written test, an oral examination is requested that lasts about 15 minutes. The objective of both tests is that of verifying the level of understanding acquired by the students in the 4 class modules and in his/her capability to analyze simple practical oriented problems. The oral examination also test the capability of the student to synthetize 1 or 2 topics covered in the class program.
Extended program	Fundamentals of measurement theory: models, uncertainties, errors, International systems of units, uncertainty propagation law and related norms. Instrument calibration. Accreditation and certification in Italy and in the world. Electrical quantities and their properties. Fundamentals of electrical circuits. Sensors Biomedical signals. Electronic instrumentation. Fundamentals of biomedical electronic instrumentation.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Ob. 4 Ob. 9 Ob. 10