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Physics in Biology and Medicine

By Paul Davidovits

Book information

Publisher
Elsevier/Academic Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780080555935, 9780123694119, 0123694116
LCC
QH505 .D36 2008
Open Library ID
OL10071874M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5729022 bytes)
Series
Complementary science series
Edition
3rd ed
Pages
352\352
Topic
Biology Biophysics
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Биологические дисциплины;Биофизика

Description

Physics for Biology and Medicine, Third Edition covers topics in physics as they apply to the life sciences, specifically medicine, physiology, nursing and other applied health fields. This concise introductory paperback surveys and relates basic physics to living systems. It discusses biological systems that can be analyzed quantitatively, and how advances in the life sciences have been aided by the knowledge of physical or engineering analysis techniques. Applicable courses are biophysics and applied physics. - Provides practical techniques for applying knowledge of physics to the study of living systems - Presents material in a straight forward manner requiring very little background in physics or biology - Includes many figures, examples and illustrative problems and appendices which provide convenient access to the most important concepts of mechanics, electricity, and optics

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