Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

Friday, October 26, 2012

The Logistic Map

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In Section 10.8 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss the logistic map , a differ...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Ernest Rutherford

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Who is the greatest physicist never mentioned by name in the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology ? Russ Hobbie and...
Friday, October 12, 2012

The Gaussian integral

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One of my favorite “mathematical tricks” is given in Appendix K of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology . The go...
Friday, October 5, 2012

The Truth About Terahertz

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In Chapter 14 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss Terahertz Radiation . For m...
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Friday, September 28, 2012

Benedek and Villars, Volume 3

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Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology , Volume 3, by Benedek and Villars. This is the third and final entry in ...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Benedek and Villars, Volume 2

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Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology , Volume 2, by Benedek and Villars. Last week I discussed volume 1 of Be...
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Friday, September 14, 2012

Benedek and Villars, Volume 1

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Physics With Illustrative Examples From Medicine and Biology , Volume 1, by Benedek and Villars. One early textbook that served as a p...
Friday, September 7, 2012

Are Backscatter x-ray machines at airports safe?

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Two competing devices are used in airports to obtain full-body images of passengers: backscatter x-ray scanners and millimeter wave scanner...
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Friday, August 31, 2012

Edward Purcell (1912-1997)

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Yesterday, August 30, was the 100-year anniversary of the birth of physicist Edward Purcell (1912–1997). Purcell appears several times in t...
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Friday, August 24, 2012

From Clocks to Chaos

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From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life , by Leon Glass and Michael Mackey. In Chapter 10 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics...
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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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