Propaedeutic Sciences

Elements of Algebra and Mathematical Analysis: symbols, powers, orders of magnitude; variables and functions of variables, graphs, Cartesian coordinates; vectors, polar coordinates, trigonometric functions
General concepts: physical quantities and their size; international measurement system
Concepts of solid and fluid mechanics: space, time, speed, acceleration (medium and instant); forces, second law of dynamics, mass, density; special forces: weight, elastic force, friction, tension; generated motions: uniform, straight and circular motion, accelerated motion; harmonic motion: amplitude, pulse, period, frequency, initial phase; characteristic equation of harmonic motion; Spring - mass: dependence of the pulse from k and m; power, kinetic energy, kinetic energy theorem; conservative forces, potential energy; potential energy form for weight and elastic force; mechanical total energy conservation law; mechanical energy balance for the spring -mass system; dampened and forced oscillations, resonance
Wave concepts: longitudinal and transverse waves; wavelength, wave number; propagation of a wave: propagation speed; propagation of a wave on a tight rope: dependence on the tension and linear mass of the string; energy and power carried by the wave; superposition principle, resulting wave, spectrum of complex waves; interference of waves; stationary waves on a rope; acoustic waves, wavefront; Speed of sound: dependence on density and compressibility module of the medium; acoustic waves in motion: link between the amplitude of pressure and the amplitude of displacement in the medium; acoustic impedance; intensity of sound: dependence on distance from the source; sound level, decibel scale; overlapping acoustic waves: stationary sound waves, harmonics, harmonic number

Brief description of the main epidemiological and clinical study designs
Basic principles of data collection and management, qualitative and quantitative variables and their characteristics.
Building and reading the contingency tables. Two-way tables.
The concept of probability and risk. An application of probabilities: the measures of diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity).
Building and reading different types of graphs: pie charts, bar charts, histograms, scatter plots.
Measures of central tendency: mode, median, quartiles, means.
Measures of dispersion: range, interquartile range, standard deviation, coefficient of variation.
Measurement and interpretation of the statistical association between two quantitative variables: correlation and linear regression.
Measurement and interpretation of the statistical association between two qualitative variables: difference between risks, relative risk and odds ratio.

Historical underpinnings of the subject
Definition and evolution of human language
Comparison with non-human language
Language, thought and metacognition
Learning
Emotion
Attention and consciousness
Memory
Reading and writing

Historical underpinnings of the subject
Cognitive development
Theory of mind
From gestures to first words
Development of the lexicon and morphosynthax
Developmental models of reading and writing
Children's drawings