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Physics of the Human Body (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) |  | Author: Irving P. Herman Publisher: Springer Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover Edition: 1st ed. 2007. Corr. 2nd printing Pages: 860 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1 Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 2
ISBN: 3540296034 Dewey Decimal Number: 610.153 EAN: 9783540296034
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"Physics of the Human Body" comprehensively addresses the physical and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the materials properties of the body, muscles in the body, the energetics of body metabolism, fluid flow in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the acoustics of sound waves in speaking and hearing, vision and the optics of the eye, the electrical properties of the body, and the basic engineering principles of feedback and control in regulating all aspects of function. The goal of this text is to understand physical issues concerning the human body, in part by developing and then using simple and subsequently more refined models of the macrophysics of the human body. Many chapters include a brief review of the necessary physical principles. There are problems at the end of each chapter; solutions to selected problems are also provided. This text is geared to undergraduates interested in physics, medical applications of physics, quantitative physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.
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| Customer Reviews: At last! May 3, 2009 C. Neils 3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Finally, a bioengineering textbook that I can require in my undergraduate courses with a clear conscience. This is the best text I have found for introductory biomechanics, and has content that supports courses in physiology and systems analysis as well. It has numerous problems with appopriate content and difficulty for undergraduates.
Excellent Biophysics testbook January 24, 2010 I. Rouse 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book covers a wide array of topics dealing with the physics of the body. It has an appropriate level of math and includes excellent examples at the end of the chapters.
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