Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

Friday, November 28, 2008

Adrian Kantrowitz (1918-2008)

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Last week heart surgeon and pacemaker pioneer Andrian Kantrowitz died in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Among his many roles, Kantrowitz was an Adjun...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Holiday Lectures on Science

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Each year in early December the Howard Hughes Medical Institute presents their Holiday Lectures on Science . Not sure you can make it to Ch...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research

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Looking for a way to keep up with the scientific literature in biological physics? Make a habit of perusing the Virtual Journal of Biologic...
Friday, November 7, 2008

Physics for Future Presidents

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Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines , by Richard Muller. This blog has remained free of politics throughou...
Friday, October 31, 2008

The Impact of Physics on Biology and Medicine

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For the last few years that I worked at the National Institutes of Health , Harold Varmus was the NIH director. Varmus was a Nobel Prize wi...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Sound and Ultrasound

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When Russ Hobbie and I started to prepare the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , we discussed if we should add ...
Friday, October 17, 2008

Nonlinear Dynamics

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Nonlinear dynamics is discussed in several chapters in the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , and particularly i...
Friday, October 10, 2008

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information , by Edward Tufte. Early in my graduate school career (back when I used to have time to...
Friday, October 3, 2008

The Bends

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Physics with Illustrative Examples from Medicine and Biology , by Benedek and Villars. When I teach about hydrostatics from the 4th ed...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Inside Story: Physics in Medicine

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The Institute of Physics has an excellent website called “ Inside Story: Physics in Medicine ,” which contains some fascinating animations ...
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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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