Physics of the Human Body (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2016)

This book comprehensively addresses the physics and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the mechanical properties of the body, muscles in the body, the energetics of body metabolism, fluid flow in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the acoustics of sound waves in speaking and hearing, vision and the optics of the eye, the electrical properties of the body, and the basic engineering principles of feedback and control in regulating all aspects of function. The goal of this text is to clearly explain the physics issues concerning the human body, in part by developing and then using simple and subsequently more refined models of the macrophysics of the human body. Many chapters include a brief review of the underlying physics. There are problems at the end of each chapter; solutions to selected problems are also provided. This second edition enhances the treatments of the physics of motion, sports, and diseases and disorders, and integrates discussions of these topics as they appear throughout the book. Also, it briefly addresses physical measurements of and in the body, and offers a broader selection of problems, which, as in the first edition, are geared to a range of student levels. This text is geared to undergraduates interested in physics, medical applications of physics, quantitative physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Release date:	2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Irving P. Herman
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	953
Edition:	2nd ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-23930-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Sports injuries & medicine Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Medical physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Biophysics Promotions
LSN:	3-319-23930-9
Barcode:	9783319239309

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