Friday, June 25, 2010

Adolf Fick

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Russ Hobbie and I discuss Fick’s laws of diffusion in Chapter 4 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology . The ...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Myopia

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Section 14.12 in the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology discusses the physics of the eye . One topic related to v...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

The Gibbs Paradox

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Last week in this blog, I wrote that the “ Gibbs Paradox ” deserved an entire entry of its own. Well, here it is. Russ Hobbie and I mentio...
Friday, June 4, 2010

The Gibbs Phenomenon

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In chapter 11 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss Fourier analysis , a fascinat...
Friday, May 28, 2010

Happy Birthday Laser!

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Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles , by Eisberg and Resnick. This month marks the 50 th anniversary o...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Kalin Lucas and his ruptured Achilles tendon

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Basketball fans may recall that in this year's NCAA tournament, Michigan State University (located about a 90 minute drive from where ...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Single-Pool Exponential Decomposition Models: Potential Pitfalls in their Use in Ecology Studies

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In Section 11.2 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss fitting data using nonline...
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Friday, May 7, 2010

Hysteresis and Bistability in the Direct Transition from 1:1 to 2:1 Rhythm in Periodically Driven Single Ventricular Cells

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When preparing the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I added two homework problems (Problems 37...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Max Planck and Blackbody Radiation

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Max Planck is one of the founders of quantum mechanics , and the fundamental constant governing all quantum phenomena bears his name. His h...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Therapeutic Touch

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Therapeutic touch is a “healing technique” in which a therapist places their hands near a patient and detects or manipulates the patient’s ...
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