Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

Friday, March 28, 2008

If You Can Solve Only One Differential Equation...

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If you can solve only one differential equation , let it be   dy / dt = k y .  This equation states that the rate of increase of a qua...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Magnetic Therapy

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I’m a skeptic when it comes to “ alternative medicine .” Often the claims of alternative medicine conflict with the basic laws of physics—an...
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Friday, March 14, 2008

The World is Flat

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The World is Flat , by Thomas Friedman. I recently finished reading The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman . This fascinating book is...
Friday, March 7, 2008

Happy Birthday!

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Happy birthday to the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology ! Determining the precise date to celebrate is difficult,...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Even More from the Preface

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From the preface of the 3rd edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , written by Russ Hobbie: Because the book is intend...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Teaching Biological Physics

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The March 2005 issue of the magazine Physics Today contains an article by Goldstein , Nelson and Powers about “Teaching Biological Physic...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Mathematical Handbooks

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The 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology assumes mathematical knowledge through calculus. Some of our readers with ...
Friday, February 8, 2008

Teaching Medical Physics

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In the journal Physics Education (Volume 41, Pages 301–306, 2006) is an article by Gibson, Cook, and Newing about “ Teaching Medical Physic...
Friday, February 1, 2008

The American Journal of Physics

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What is my favorite physics journal? Undoubtedly it is the American Journal of Physics . Russ Hobbie and I cite many AJP papers in the 4th ...
Friday, January 25, 2008

More on "Medical Physics: the Perfect Intermediate Level Physics Class"

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Nelson Christensen 's article “ Medical Physics: the Perfect Intermediate Level Physics Class ” ( European Journal of Physics , Volume 2...
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I am an emeritus professor of physics at Oakland University, and coauthor of the textbook Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology. The purpose of this blog is specifically to support and promote my textbook, and in general to illustrate applications of physics to medicine and biology.
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