TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zinke-Allmang, Martin 
TI  - Physics for the life sciences	
SN  - 9780176442590 
AV  - QC23.2 .Zi6
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - Nelson Education, 
KW  -  Physics -- Textbooks.
KW  - Life sciences -- Textbooks.
KW  - Physique -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
N1  - Includes index; 
Contents:	Physics and the life sciences : an introduction --
Locomotion I : kinematics --
Biomechanics : forces and Newton's laws --
Locomotion II : linear momentum and friction --
Kinesiology : the action of forces at joints --
Bioenergetics : energy and its conservation --
Respiration : the properties of gases and cyclic processes --
Molecular biology : basic physics for biochemistry --
Blood and air : mixed phases --
Membranes : transport of energy and matter --
Liquid water and aqueous solutions : static fluids --
Cardiovascular system : fluid flow --
The water molecule : static electricity --
Nervous system : the flow of charges --
Electrocardiography : electric phenomena of the heart --
Elastic tissue : elasticity and vibrations --
The ear and communications : longitudinal waves --
The eye : ray model of light --
The microbial world : microscopy --
Colour vision : magnetism and the electromagnetic spectrum --
The human body in outer space : circular motion and a first look at radiation --
Chemical bonds and x-rays : atomic and molecular physics --
Radiation : nuclear physics and magnetic resonance

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