Listmania! IPMB

Amazon used to have a feature called Listmania! You could make a list of up to 40 books that was visible at Amazon's website. Ten years ago I created a Listmania! list related to Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, reproduced below. Because the list is old, it does not include recent books (such as The Optics of Life) or books that I have discovered recently (such as The First Steps in Seeing). To learn about newer books, search this blog for posts labeled “book review.” Amazon has discontinued Listmania!, but you can still find the lists if you look hard. I miss it.

If you are interested in what I read for pleasure, look here.

Enjoy!

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Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology
Bradley J. Roth
The list author says: “Books that are cited by the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology. These are some of the best biological and medical physics books I know of, and are books that have been useful to me during my career.”

Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, 4th edition (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) All the books listed below are cited in the 4th Edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, written by Russ Hobbie and me.

Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables [Applied Mathematics Series 55] A math handbook that has everything you'll ever need to know.

The 2nd Law: Energy, Chaos, and Form (Scientific American Library Paperback) I love this coffee table book about the second law of thermodynamics.  A painless way to introduce yourself to the subject.

Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry Classic in the Medical Physics field.

The Essential Exponential! (For the Future of Our Planet) This book explains why we devoted an entire chapter of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology to the exponential function.

Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology: Mechanics (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) A classic textbook.

Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology: Electricity and Magnetism (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) The second edition of the book has much the same content as the first, but the quality of the printing and illustrations is vastly improved.

Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology: Statistical Physics (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) Benedek and Villars were pioneers in biological and medical physics textbooks.

Random Walks in Biology The best book about the role of diffusion in biology that I know of.

Foundations of Medical Imaging Fine book to study imaging algorithms.

Introduction to Membrane Noise Great book on a little-known topic.

Air and Water One of my favorites. Written by a physiologist with an interest in physics (as opposed to Hobbie and I, who are physicists interested in physiology).

Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles My favorite modern physics textbook.

The Feynman Lectures on Physics (3 Volume Set) (Set v) What physics list could be complete without Feynman?

From Clocks to Chaos Excellent book to learn the biological and medical applications of chaos.

The Machinery of Life Wonderful picture book.  Great way to visualize the relative sizes of biological objects.

Bioelectricity and Biomagnetism Good, thick tome on bioelectricity.

Textbook of Medical Physiology The classic physiology textbook.

Radiobiology for the Radiologist Great place to learn about the biological effects of radiation.

Medical Imaging Physics Standard textbook in medical physics. Hendee is a pioneer in the field.

Ion Channels of Excitable Membranes, Third edition The bible for information about ion channels.

Machines in Our Hearts: The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care Learn about the history of pacemakers and defibrillators.

The Physics of Radiation Therapy The place to go to learn about radiation therapy.

Bioelectromagnetism: Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields Fine textbook on bioelectricity.

Powers of Ten (Revised) (Scientific American Library Paperback) Classic work describing how the world looks at different length scales. Required reading by anyone interested in science.

Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of EEG, 2nd edition Great way to learn about the physics of the electroencephalogram.

Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach Standard textbook for a class in bioelectricity.

Numerical Recipes 3rd edition: The Art of Scientific Computing My go-to book on numerical methods.

Electricity and Magnetism (Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 2) Best introduction to electricity and magnetism I know. Part of the great Berkeley Physics Course.

Statistical Physics: Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 5 Great intuitive introduction to statistical mechanics.  Part of the Berkeley Physics Course.

Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus (Fourth edition) Need a little review of vector calculus? This is the place to find it.

Scaling: Why is Animal Size so Important? Great book on biological scaling.

How Animals Work Great physiology book. Quirky, but fun.

Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering (Studies in Nonlinearity) Best book for a first course in nonlinear dynamics.

Life in Moving Fluids: The Physical Biology of Flow (Princeton Paperbacks) Best book I know of on biological fluid dynamics. Not too mathematical, but full of insight. I recommend all of Vogel's books.

Vital Circuits: On Pumps, Pipes, and the Workings of Circulatory Systems Great for understanding the fluid dynamics of the circulatory system.

Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability (Dover Books on Mathematics) I often find probability theory boring, but not this book. An oldie but goodie.

The Geometry of Biological Time (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics) Classic by Art Winfree, who was a leading mathematical biologists.  Be sure to get the 2nd edition.

When Time Breaks Down: The Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Electrochemical Waves and Cardiac Arrhythmias Winfree's classic on the nonlinear dynamics of the heart.

Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside, 4e Comprehensive reference on cardiac electrophysiology.