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A best-selling resource now in its sixth edition, Paul
Davidovits’ Physics in Biology and Medicine provides a
high-quality and highly relevant physics grounding for students
working toward careers in the medical and related professions. The
text does not assume a prior background in physics, but provides it
as required. It discusses biological systems that can be analyzed
quantitatively and demonstrates how advances in the life sciences
have been aided by the knowledge of physical or engineering
analysis techniques, with applications, practice, and illustrations
throughout. Physics in Biology and Medicine, Sixth Edition,
includes new and revised material and corresponding exercises on
many exciting developments in the field since the prior edition,
including biomechanics; biotribology; frictional properties of
biological materials; 3-D printing and its use in medicine; new
materials in dentistry; microfluidics; bioelectronic medicine;
microsensors; microscopy. This revised edition delivers
helpful and engaging additions to the role and importance of
physics in biology and medicine, including new coverage on
metamaterials, metabolism, and environmental science. It is ideal
for courses in biophysics, medical physics, and related subjects.
A best-selling resource now in its fifth edition, Paul Davidovits'
Physics in Biology and Medicine provides a high-quality and highly
relevant physics grounding for students working toward careers in
the medical and related professions. The text does not assume a
prior background in physics, but provides it as required. It
discusses biological systems that can be analyzed quantitatively
and demonstrates how advances in the life sciences have been aided
by the knowledge of physical or engineering analysis techniques,
with applications, practice, and illustrations throughout. Physics
in Biology and Medicine, Fifth Edition, includes new material and
corresponding exercises on many exciting developments in the field
since the prior edition, including biomechanics of joint
replacement; biotribology and frictional properties of biological
materials such as saliva, hair, and skin; 3-D printing and its use
in medicine; new materials in dentistry; microfluidics and its
applications to medicine; health, fractals, and the second law of
thermodynamics; bioelectronic medicine; microsensors in medicine;
role of myelin in learning, cryoelectron microscopy; clinical uses
of sound; health impact of nanoparticle in polluted air. This
revised edition delivers a concise and engaging introduction to the
role and importance of physics in biology and medicine. It is ideal
for courses in biophysics, medical physics, and related subjects.
Physics in Biology and Medicine, Fourth Edition, covers topics in
physics as they apply to the life sciences, specifically medicine,
physiology, nursing and other applied health fields. This is a
concise introductory paperback that provides practical techniques
for applying knowledge of physics to the study of living systems
and presents material in a straightforward manner requiring very
little background in physics or biology. Applicable courses are
Biophysics and Applied Physics. This new edition 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. The volume is
organized into 18 chapters encompassing thermodynamics,
electricity, optics, sound, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and
atomic and nuclear physics. Each chapter provides a brief review of
the background physics before focusing on the applications of
physics to biology and medicine. Topics range from the role of
diffusion in the functioning of cells to the effect of surface
tension on the growth of plants in soil and the conduction of
impulses along the nervous system. Each section contains problems
that explore and expand some of the concepts. The text includes
many figures, examples and illustrative problems and appendices
which provide convenient access to the most important concepts of
mechanics, electricity, and optics in the body. Physics in Biology
and Medicine will be a valuable resource for students and
professors of physics, biology, and medicine, as well as for
applied health workers.
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