Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

The medical use of X rays is one of the main topics discussed in the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology . However...

One of the many new problems that Russ Hobbie and I added to the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology deals with P...

While school children know the most famous elements listed in the periodic table (for example hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon), even many scie...

The 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology has its own Facebook group , and any readers of this blog who use Facebook...

Negative feedback is an important concept in physiology . Russ Hobbie and I discuss feedback loops in Chapter 10 of the 4th edition of Int...

Russ Hobbie and I discuss thermodynamics in Chapter 3 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology . We take a stat...

The electrocardiogram , or ECG, is one of the most common and useful tools for diagnosing heart arrhythmias . Russ Hobbie and I discuss the...

The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention , by Wilson Greatbatch. I’m still thinking about Wilson Greatbatch , o...

Problem 17 in Chapter 5 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology considers a countercurrent heat exchanger . Cou...

Homework Problem 33 in Chapter 1 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology is about Murray’s law , a relationship...