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Physics in Biology and Medicine (Complementary Science)

Physics in Biology and Medicine (Complementary Science)

by PaulDavidovits (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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Synopsis

This interdisciplinary introductory text covers topics in physics as they apply to the life sciences, specifically medicine, physiology, nursing and other applied health fields. Physics for Biology and Medicine, Second Edition is a concise introductory paperback that 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 physical or engineering analysis. Applicable courses are Biophysics and Applied Physics

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 303
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 17 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0122048407
ISBN 13: 9780122048401
Book Overview: * Provides many practical techniques for applying knowledge of physics to the study of living systems * Explains the operation of modern medical devices such as Computerised Axial Tomography (CAT) scans and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in simple understandable terms * Presents material in a straightforward manner requiring very little background in physics or biology * Includes many figures, examples, and illustrative problems * Includes appendices which provide convenient access to the most important concepts of mechanics, electricity, and optics

Media Reviews
This is a book you should consider if you are teaching the one-semester premed course. This text could be used in two ways: 1) as a text for a one-term course in the physics of the body (without calculus) for non-physics majors in premed or allied health programs, or 2) as a supplementary text for the introductory physics course, particularly for premed students. --Russell Hobbie, University of Minnesota, retired There is certainly a viable market (for this book), if not as a stand-alone physics text, as a collection of problems, examples, and discussions at the boundary between physics and biology/medicine. It is very well written; it is certainly accurate; and it is pretty complete. --David Cinabro, Wayne State University
Author Bio
Paul Davidovits, Professor of Chemistry at Boston College, was co-awarded the prestigious R.W. Wood prize from the Optical Society of America for his seminal work in optics. His contribution was foundational in the field of confocal microscopy, which allows engineers and biologists to produce optical sections through 3D objects such as semiconductor circuits, living tissues, or a single cell. Dr. Davidovits earned his doctorate, masters, and undergraduate degrees from Columbia University. Prior to his appointment at Boston College, he was a faculty member at Yale University. He has published more than 150 papers in physical chemistry and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for Advancement of Science. The second edition of Physics in Biology and Medicine received the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in the Discipline of the Natural Sciences.