Physics for the life sciences
By: Martin Zinke-Allmang
Publisher: Nelson Canada
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 742
ISBN-13: 9780176442590
Subjects: Manuels d'enseignement superieur; Life sciences; Textbooks; Physics; Physique; Sciences de la vie
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Physics and the life sciences : an introduction; title: Locomotion I : kinematics; title: Biomechanics : forces and Newton's laws; title: Locomotion II : linear momentum and friction; title: Kinesiology : the action of forces at joints; title: Bioenergetics : energy and its conservation; title: Respiration : the properties of gases and cyclic processes; title: Molecular biology : basic physics for biochemistry; title: Blood and air : mixed phases; title: Membranes : transport of energy and matter; title: Liquid water and aqueous solutions : static fluids; title: Cardiovascular system : fluid flow; title: The water molecule : static electricity; title: Nervous system : the flow of charges; title: Electrocardiography : electric phenomena of the heart; title: Elastic tissue : elasticity and vibrations; title: The ear and communications : longitudinal waves; title: The eye : ray model of light; title: The microbial world : microscopy; title: Colour vision : magnetism and the electromagnetic spectrum; title: The human body in outer space : circular motion and a first look at radiation; title: Chemical bonds and x-rays : atomic and molecular physics; title: Radiation : nuclear physics and magnetic resonance.