{"product_id":"biophysics-for-dummies-isbn-9781118513507","title":"Biophysics For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fun, easy way to get up to speed on biophysics concepts, principles, and practices\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the most diverse of modern scientific disciplines, biophysics applies methods and technologies from physics to the study of biological systems and phenomena, from the human nervous system to soil erosion to global warming. What are the best options for satisfying the world's growing energy demands? How can we feed the world's growing population? How can we contain, or reverse, global warming? How can we vouchsafe a plentiful supply of potable water for future generations? These are among the critical questions to which biophysicists work to provide answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiophysics courses are increasingly taken by students of biology, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, statistics, bioengineering, neuroscience, computer science, pharmacology, agriculture,and many more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level biophysics course\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA one-stop reference, course supplement and exam preparation tool for university students currently enrolled in an introductory biophysics courses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn indispensable resource for those studying the natural sciences, biological sciences, and physics, as well as math, statistics,computer science, pharmacology and many other disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe current job market for people well versed in biophysics is very strong, and biophysics is currently listed as one of the fast-growing occupations in the North America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Getting Started with Biophysics 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Welcoming You to the World of Biophysics 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Interrogating Biophysics: The Five Ws and One H 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Speaking Physics: The Basics for All Areas of Biophysics 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Calling the Mechanics to Fix Your Bio — Biomechanics 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Bullying Biomechanics with the Laws of Physics 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Sitting with Couch Potatoes — Static Equilibrium 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Building the Mechanics of the Human Body and Animals 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Making The World Go Round With Physics — Dynamics 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Looking at Where Moving Objects Go — Kinematics 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Making Your Blood Boil — The Physics of Fluids 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Understanding the Mechanics of Fluids and Cohesive Forces 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Going with the Fluid Flow — Fluid Dynamics 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Breaking through to the Other Side — Transport, Membranes, and Porous Material 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Playing the Music Too Loud — Sound and Waves 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Examining the Physics of Waves and Sound 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Grasping How Animals and Instruments Produce Sound Waves 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Detecting Sound Waves with the Ear 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Listening to Sound — Doppler Effect, Echolocation, and Imaging 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Interacting Subatomic Particles’ Influcence on Biological Organisms 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Charging Matter: The Laws of Physics for Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Tapping into the Physics of Radiation 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Fighting the Big C — But Not All Radiation Is Bad 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Seeing Good Biophysics in the Medical Field 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Ten (or So) Tips to Help You Master Your Biophysics Course 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Careers for People Studying Biophysics 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Vos\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a professor at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Ken has been teaching an introductory biophysics course since 1998 and won the University of Lethbridge's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2008. His research interests include topics in biophysics with application to cancer treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLearn to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake sense of complicated formulas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrasp the practical applications of biophysics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the connection between the life sciences and physics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerform better in your biophysics course\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fast and easy way to get up to speed on biophysics!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf just thinking about biophysics formulas makes your head spin, then \u003ci\u003eBiophysics For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is for you! 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