This book provides an overview of the fundamental principles of electronics that are of particular relevance to biologists. This primer is aimed at non-engineers looking for background in the electric circuit concepts needed for studying ion channels, electrophysiology and MRI imaging, the basics of the proper use of amplifiers and filters, and the use of computers to acquire data and control experiments.

This book highlights the application of Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) for high-resolution surface analysis and characterization of materials. While providing a brief overview of the principles of SIMS, it also provides examples of how dual-beam ToF-SIMS is used to investigate a range of materials systems and properties. Over the years, SIMS instrumentation has dramatically changed since the earliest secondary ion mass spectrometers were first developed. Instruments were once dedicated to either the depth profiling of materials using high-ion-beam currents to analyse near surface to bulk regions of materials (dynamic SIMS), or time-of-flight instruments that produced complex mass spectra of the very outer-most surface of samples, using very low-beam currents (static SIMS). Now, with the development of dual-beam instruments these two very distinct fields now overlap.

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In this book, readers gain access to real scientific data from classical experiments of physics, promoting graph-reading, comparison, contrast, and calculation skills. Graphs show data from the following scientific instruments: Force Plate Dual-Range Force Sensor Wireless Dynamics Sensor System Motion Detector Rotational Motion Detector This book allows independent study students and homeschool families to analyze real data without time-consuming data collection. These data can be used for lesson plans by teachers and parents. Graphs depict data from experiments on the center of mass, a block on a flat surface and slanted plane (at rest, moving, and moving with friction), free fall, projectile motion, springs, pendulums, harmonic oscillation, collisions, and rotational motion.

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