FYS3720 ¨C Physiology for physicists

Course description

• Course content
• Learning outcome
• Admission
• Prerequisites

• Overlapping courses
• Teaching
• Examination

Course content

Chemistry and biochemistry, cellular anatomy, cellular physiology, the processes in human organs. Special physical concepts (osmosis, diffusion, fluid flow, ion permeability, conductivity in electrolytes etc.) of physiological interest will be discussed.

Learning outcome

Knowledge goals
The students must know:

• the main groups of chemical substances that living organisms use as building materials.
• some major principles in the metabolism of nutrients, and the regulation of this metabolism.
• the contents of cells, and how cells work.
• the working principles of the various organs of the body.
• how the sensing organs work.
• the main principles behind the action of the nervous system.
• the actions of the main control systems of the body.
• about five physical principles that are important for living organisms

Ability goals
The students must be able to:

• understand most evaluations and treatments of patients, particularly in hospitals.
• understand the professional language used in biomedical institutions, so that effective communication with health workers can take place.
• write a report that explains and comments a physiological theme, while various sources are used to acquire deeper knowledge than the lectures have provided.

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

In addition to fulfilling the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway, you must either have 2MX/2MY/3MZ and 3MX/3FY/3KJ/3BI/(2KJ+3BT)/(2BI+3BT) from Norwegian upper secondary school, or have completed equivalent studies in mathematics as well as physics, or chemistry, or biology at upper secondary school or university level at another educational institution. Read more about fulfilling special requirements.

Recommended previous knowledge

FYS1120 ¨C Electromagnetism and FYS2160 ¨C Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics.

Overlapping courses

10 credits overlap against FYS229.

Teaching

The course extends over a full semester with 4 hours of lectures per week.

Examination

The students must pass one compulsory exercise to be able to take the final exam. Final oral exam (June). Letter grade.

Detailed information about examinations at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences can be found here