Duncan, George, 1943-

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.

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