Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

• Main Authors: Hobbie, Russell K. (Author), Roth, Bradley J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 5th ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Physics.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Biomathematics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Human Physiology.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.

This classic text has been used in over 20 countries by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in biophysics, physiology, medical physics, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering. It bridges the gap between an introductory physics course and the application of physics to the life an...

Table of Contents:

• Mechanics
• Exponential Growth and Decay
• Systems of Many Particles
• Transport in an Infinite Medium
• Transport Through Neutral Membranes
• Impulses in Nerve and Muscle Cells
• The Exterior Potential and the Electrocardiogram
• Biomagnetism
• Electricity and Magnetism at the Cellular Level
• Feedback and Control
• The Method of Least Squares and Signal Analysis
• Images
• Sound and Ultrasound
• Atoms and Light
• Interaction of Photons and Charged Particles with Matter
• Medical Use of X Rays
• Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Medicine
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging.