Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

Friday, November 30, 2012

A Dangerous Error in the Dilution of 25 Percent Albumin

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In Problem 5 in Chapter 5 of the 4th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I consider what happens if ...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Marie Curie

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Marie Curie (1867–1934) is one of the few scientists who received two Nobel Prizes : for Physics in 1903, and for Chemistry in 1911. Russ H...
Friday, November 16, 2012

The Sinogram

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I love sinograms . They are rare and fascinating mixtures of science and art, and often are quite beautiful. One should be able to look at a...
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Friday, November 9, 2012

The Hydrogen Spectrum

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One of the greatest accomplishments of atomic physics is Neils Bohr ’s model for the structure of the hydrogen atom , and his prediction of ...
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Friday, November 2, 2012

Art Winfree and Cellular Excitable Media

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When Time Breaks Down , by Art Winfree. Ten years ago Art Winfree died. I’ve written about Winfree in this blog before (for example, s...
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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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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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