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Founsation Dentistry Sem 1

Faculty of Dentistry
Physic and Mathematics Sem 1

Basic Sciences Education Foundation Year
Faculty of Dentistry
Physic and Mathematics

Course No: MD-PHY 123

Credit Hours: (2+1) 3 hr

Semester: I

1. Course in perspective

The main goal of this course is to relate some of the concepts in physics to biology and living systems. Will give first year dental students at dentistry and introductory physics for bio medical sciences. The course emphasizes the concepts of physics as applied to dental practice and the mechanisms involved in the foundations of jobs, teeth and their alignment and function.  

The statistical part will introduce to biostatistics and its uses in the bio-medical sciences.

2. Course Objectives

i. Goals

  • To enhance dental students understanding of phases through the application of the scientific methods relevant to their thereby providing a richer understanding of the interconnectedness of their discipline to other fields.
  • Develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, by provision of a fundamental core of knowledge and skills which will assist smooth transition to the next level in their studies.
  • Provide students with the basic physics laboratory skills needed to enter their graduate dental studies.

ii. Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, student will:

  • Learn the fundamental principles of physics relevant to biology and dental studies.
  • Obtain the skills necessary to recognize principles and techniques that are necessary to solve a problem. And apply quantitative reasoning to solve problems.
  • Use the mathematical and logical tools of science as seen through performance in-class homework and assignments.
  • Show the ability to formulate rational approaches to problem- solving both in conceptual situations and hands – on experiments.
  • Explain the basic concepts of probability and statistics.
  • Be able to collect, organize, summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
  • Use statistical decisions; test of Hypothesis and Significance using normal distribution function.
  • Show the proper use of lab equipment, through supervised lab experience.
  • Be able to explain the precision involved in any measurement and the use of uncertainty in calculations of their results.

3. Prerequisites

Pre-college algebra and some calculus concepts are essential.

4. Course Contents

i. Physics

  • Mechanics, fluid mechanics, and properties of mater.
  • Electricity and Magnetism.
  • Temperature and thermodynamics.
  • Light and Optics.
  • Wavers and Sound.
  • Modern and Radiation physics.
  • Practical Lab: 12 sessions.

ii. Mathematics

  • Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency, means, median, mode, variance and standard deviation.
  • Probability and statistics.
  • Statistical Decisions and Hypothesis.
  • Tests of Hypothesis and Significance, type I and type II Errors, Level of significance.
  • Test Involving the Normal Distribution.

5. Educational Methods

  • theory:
  1. physics: 15 lectures (2hr/week).
  2. Mathematics: 13 Lectures (3hr/ week).
  • Practical: 12 Practical sessions (3hr/week).

6. Students Assessment

  • Mid Semester exams (only theory papers): 20%.
  • Final Exam: End of semester Exam- including practical exam -70% (Physics 30%, Math 20% and Practical 20%)
  • Assignments and portfolios 10%.

7. Exam

  • Physics: Midterm and final exams consist of two sections, multiple choice questions MCQs (40 marks) and structure questions STRQs (60 marks).
  • The practical exam will be at the end of the semester.

8. Students Guide to Study

  • This is a demanding course. There is a lot to learn. The course moves at a fast pace. Since each new topic builds on previous work, it is of great importance that you do not fall behind.
  • Your primary learning tools in this course will be your textbook and the working of physics problems from your text lecture notes provided by lecturers.
  • The assignments will include a set of conceptual questions to reinforce key concepts from the reading. The assignments will also include three to six end- of -chapter problems. These will be collected and graded. After a period, solutions to the problems will be posted so that you can compare and analyze your solution against a correct solution. Any of these problems can appear in the class final exams.
  • It is important to solve physics problems, whether they are simple exercises or context rich problems, as best as you can before be examining solution provided by an (expert). As the first step in this, it may be most beneficial to your reading if you treat the examples given in the text as problems, solving them yourself before your read the authors’ solutions.

9. Module Evaluation

  • Method/s used students’ participation and feedback.
  • Staff feedback.
  • Continuous assessment and final exam marks results.
  • Facilities and resources: adequacy and utilization