Friday, July 29, 2011

The terahertz

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In the opening section of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I provide a table of common pr...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Euler: The Master of Us All

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Euler: The Master of Us All , by William Dunham. Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) is a fascinating man. I discussed him ...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

The leibniz

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In order to motivate the study of thermal physics , Chapter 3 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology begins wi...
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Friday, July 8, 2011

Gasiorowicz

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Quantum Physics , by Stephen Gasiorowicz. One of the standard topics in any modern physics class is blackbody radiation . Indeed, it wa...
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Friday, July 1, 2011

Physiology is the link between the basic sciences and medicine

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Textbook of Medical Physiology , by Guyton and Hall. When Russ Hobbie and I need to cite a general physiology reference in the 4th edi...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

William Beaumont

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I spent last weekend at Mackinac Island in northern Lake Huron . It’s an interesting little place that you reach by ferry and that does not...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Opus 200

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In August 2007 I began posting entries to this blog, in order to highlight topics discussed in the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for M...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

National Academies Press

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Getting correct and detailed information about the applications of physics to biology and medicine is important. The 4th edition of Intermed...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Jean Perrin and Avogadro’s Number

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Regular readers of this blog may recall that last summer I visited Paris for my 25th wedding anniversary , which was followed by a string of...
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Friday, May 27, 2011

e, The Story of a Number

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On page 33 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I introduce the constant e . The number ...
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