UID:
almahu_9949112416802882
Format:
1 online resource (various pagings) :
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illustrations (some color).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780750332835
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9780750332828
Series Statement:
IOP ebooks. [2021 collection]
Content:
Biophysics of the Senses (Second Edition) connects fundamental properties of physics to biological systems, relating them directly to the human body. It includes discussions of the role of charges and free radicals in disease and homeostasis, how aspects of mechanics impact normal body functions, human bioelectricity and circuitry, forces within the body, and biophysical sensory mechanisms. This is an exciting view of how sensory aspects of biophysics are utilized in everyday life for students who are curious but struggle with the connection between biology and physics. Updates to the first edition include two new chapters covering the mechanics of sound and hearing and power tools.
Note:
"Version: 20210204"--Title page verso.
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1. Units : the essential tools to all understanding -- 1.1. What are units and why are they important? -- 1.2. Unit conversions
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2. Mechanics of the body -- 2.1. What is mechanics? -- 2.2. Speed, velocity, and acceleration -- 2.3. Newton's laws of motion -- 2.4. Bodily movements
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3. How physics generates order in the body? -- 3.1. Bodily order -- 3.2. Work, energy, and power -- 3.3. Thermodynamics -- 3.4. Metabolism -- 3.5. Pressure
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4. Electrical properties of the body -- 4.1. Atoms and electricity -- 4.2. Electric force, electric field and electric potential -- 4.3. Current, voltage, and power -- 4.4. Magnetism -- 4.5. Capacitance
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5. Free radicals -- 5.1. What is a free radical? -- 5.2. Types of free radicals -- 5.3. Interrelationships of radicals -- 5.4. Antioxidants -- 5.5. Ways to measure free radicals
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6. Cardiac conductivity -- 6.1. Machinery of the heart and blood flow -- 6.2. Membrane potential -- 6.3. Electrocardiogram and echocardiogram -- 6.4. Cardiac abnormalities
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7. The human mind -- 7.1. What is a neuron? -- 7.2. Nerve impulses -- 7.3. Quantum mechanics -- 7.4. Cognition and neurological disorders -- 7.5. Networks and regulatory control
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8. Physics of nutrition, exercise and disease -- 8.1. Physics of a healthy diet--sense of taste -- 8.2. Exercise -- 8.3. Impact of disease
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9. Music's influence on physics and the body -- 9.1. History of sound and the science of music -- 9.2. Mechanics of music and cellular effects -- 9.3. Frequency, waves and vibrations -- 9.4. Beats, resonance and the Doppler effect -- 9.5. Musical impact on disease
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10. Power tools and the body -- 10.1. The power tools that are useful for everyday life -- 10.2. Internal tools that 'power' the body.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780750332811
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780750332842
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1088/978-0-7503-3283-5
URL:
https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-3283-5
