Physics in the life sciences /
George Duncan.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990.
- ix, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Rev. ed. of: Physics for biologists. 1975.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical perspective -- Basic physics: mechanical properties of matter -- Temperature and heat -- Fluids: pressure and gases -- Fluid flow and viscosity -- Surface tension -- Sound and ultrasonics -- Optics and microscopy -- Quantum optics: interaction of energy with matter -- Electricity -- Electronics: amplifiers -- Magnetism and electromagnetism -- Radiations and radiobiology.