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020 _a9780176442590
050 _aQC 23.2.Z55
100 _aZinke-Allmang, Martin.
245 _aPhysics for the life sciences. /
_cMartin Zinke-Allmang.
260 _aOntario :
_bNelson Education Ltd,
_c2009.
300 _avii, 742 p. :
_c28 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: Physics and the life sciences: An introduction -- Part 1: Panta Rhei: Locomotion I: kinematics -- Biomechanics: forces and Newton's laws -- Locomotion II: Linear momentum and friction -- Kinesiology: the action of forces at joints -- Part 2: Semper Idem: Bioenergetics: Energy and its conservation -- Respiration: the properties of gases and cyclic processes -- Molecular biology: Basic physics for biochemistry -- Blood and air: mixed phrases -- Part 3: Yin and Yang: Membranes: transport of energy and matter -- Liquid water and aqueous solutions: static fluids -- Cardiovascular system: fluid flow -- The water molecule: static electricity -- Nervous system: the flow of charges -- Electrocardiography: electric phenomena of the heart -- Part 4: Tamaso Ma Jyotir: Elastic tissue: elasticity and vibrations -- The ear and communication: longitudinal waves -- The eye: ray model of light (geometric optics) -- The microbial world: microscopy -- Colour vision: magnetism and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Part 5: Ka: The human body in outer space: circular motion and a first look at radiation -- Chemical bonds and x-rays: atomic and molecular physics -- Radiation: Nuclear physics and magnetic resonance.
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