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 and biomedical sciences.
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Extensively revised and updated, the fifth edition incorporates new developments at the interface between physics and biomedicine. New coverage includes cyclotrons, photodynamic therapy, color vision, x-ray crystallography, the electron microscope, cochlear implants, deep brain stimulation, nanomedicine, and other topics highlighted in the National Research Council report BIO2010. (Fonte: Editore) Contents ix. 1. Mechanics 1. 2. Exponential growth and decay 33. 3. Systems of many particles 53. 4. Transport in an infinite medium 85. 5. Transport through neutral membranes 117. 6. Impulses in nerve and muscle cells 141. 7. The exterior potential and the electrocardiogram 185. 8. Biomagnetism 213. 9. Electricity and magnetism at the cellular level 239. 10. Feedback and control 269. 11. The method of least squares and signal analysis 303. 12. Images 345. 13. Sound and ultrasound 363. 14. Atoms and light 381. 15. Interaction of photons and charged particles with matter 425. 16. Medical uses of x-rays 461. 17. Nuclear physics and nuclear medicine 503. 18. Magnetic resonance imaging 535. A. Appendix A. Plane and solid angles 567. B. Appendix B. Vectors; displacement, velocity, and acceleration 569. C. Appendix C. Properties of exponents and logarithms 573. D. Apppendix D. Taylor's series 575. E. Appendix E. Some integrals of sines and cosines 579. F. Appendix F. Linear differential equations with constant coefficients 581. G. Appendix G. The mean and standard deviation 585. H. Appendix H. The binomial probability distribution 587. I. Appendix I. The Gaussian probability distribution 591. J. Appendix J. The Poisson distribution 595. K. Appendix K. Integrals involving e¯ax² 599. L. Appendix L. Spherical and cylindrical coordinates 601. M. Appendix M. Joint probability distributions 605. N. Appendix N. Partial derivatives 607. O. Appendix O. Some fundamental constants and conversion factors 609. Index 611.