Description
Book SynopsisThe fun, easy way to get up to speed on biophysics concepts, principles, and practices One of the most diverse of modern scientific disciplines, biophysics applies methods and technologies from physics to the study of biological systems and phenomena, from the human nervous system to soil erosion to global warming.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Biophysics 5
Chapter 1: Welcoming You to the World of Biophysics 7
Chapter 2: Interrogating Biophysics: The Five Ws and One H 19
Chapter 3: Speaking Physics: The Basics for All Areas of Biophysics 25
Part II: Calling the Mechanics to Fix Your Bio — Biomechanics 47
Chapter 4: Bullying Biomechanics with the Laws of Physics 49
Chapter 5: Sitting with Couch Potatoes — Static Equilibrium 77
Chapter 6: Building the Mechanics of the Human Body and Animals 105
Chapter 7: Making The World Go Round With Physics — Dynamics 139
Chapter 8: Looking at Where Moving Objects Go — Kinematics 165
Part III: Making Your Blood Boil — The Physics of Fluids 187
Chapter 9: Understanding the Mechanics of Fluids and Cohesive Forces 189
Chapter 10: Going with the Fluid Flow — Fluid Dynamics 209
Chapter 11: Breaking through to the Other Side — Transport, Membranes, and Porous Material 235
Part IV: Playing the Music Too Loud — Sound and Waves 253
Chapter 12: Examining the Physics of Waves and Sound 255
Chapter 13: Grasping How Animals and Instruments Produce Sound Waves 275
Chapter 14: Detecting Sound Waves with the Ear 293
Chapter 15: Listening to Sound — Doppler Effect, Echolocation, and Imaging 305
Part V: Interacting Subatomic Particles’ Influcence on Biological Organisms 315
Chapter 16: Charging Matter: The Laws of Physics for Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism 317
Chapter 17: Tapping into the Physics of Radiation 339
Chapter 18: Fighting the Big C — But Not All Radiation Is Bad 359
Chapter 19: Seeing Good Biophysics in the Medical Field 375
Part VI: The Part of Tens 385
Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Tips to Help You Master Your Biophysics Course 387
Chapter 21: Ten Careers for People Studying Biophysics 391
Index 395
