Physics of the Human Body

Buch | Hardcover
XX, 860 Seiten
2008 | 1st ed. 2007. Corr. 2nd printing 2008
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-29603-4 (ISBN)

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Physics of the Human Body - Irving P. Herman
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This book comprehensively addresses the physical and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. It is the most comprehensive book on the physics of the human body, and the only book also providing theoretical background. The book is geared to undergraduates interested in physics, medical applications of physics, quantitative physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Terminology, the Standard Human, and Scaling.- Statics of the Body.- Motion.- Mechanical Properties of the Body.- Muscles.- Metabolism: Energy, Heat, Work, and Power of the Body.- Fluid Pressure, Fluid Flow in the Body, and Motion in Fluids.- Cardiovascular System.- Lungs and Breathing.- Sound, Speech, and Hearing.- Light, Eyes, and Vision.- Electrical and Magnetic Properties.- Feedback and Control.

Reihe/Serie Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo XX, 860 p. 571 illus.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1588 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Biochemie
Schlagworte biomedical engineering • Biophysics • human body • Mechanics • Metabolism • Physics • Physiologie • Physiology • respiration • statics
ISBN-10 3-540-29603-4 / 3540296034
ISBN-13 978-3-540-29603-4 / 9783540296034
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