Biophysics of the senses / Tennille D. Presley.
By: Presley, Tennille D [author.]
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Contributor(s): Institute of Physics (Great Britain) [publisher.].
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BookSeries: IOP (Series)Release 21: ; IOP ebooks2021 collection: Publisher: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780750332835; 9780750332828.Subject(s): Senses and sensation | Biophysics | Sensation -- physiology | Biophysics | Biophysics | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / BiophysicsAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 612.8084/6 Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print."Version: 20210204"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Units : the essential tools to all understanding -- 1.1. What are units and why are they important? -- 1.2. Unit conversions
2. Mechanics of the body -- 2.1. What is mechanics? -- 2.2. Speed, velocity, and acceleration -- 2.3. Newton's laws of motion -- 2.4. Bodily movements
3. How physics generates order in the body? -- 3.1. Bodily order -- 3.2. Work, energy, and power -- 3.3. Thermodynamics -- 3.4. Metabolism -- 3.5. Pressure
4. Electrical properties of the body -- 4.1. Atoms and electricity -- 4.2. Electric force, electric field and electric potential -- 4.3. Current, voltage, and power -- 4.4. Magnetism -- 4.5. Capacitance
5. Free radicals -- 5.1. What is a free radical? -- 5.2. Types of free radicals -- 5.3. Interrelationships of radicals -- 5.4. Antioxidants -- 5.5. Ways to measure free radicals
6. Cardiac conductivity -- 6.1. Machinery of the heart and blood flow -- 6.2. Membrane potential -- 6.3. Electrocardiogram and echocardiogram -- 6.4. Cardiac abnormalities
7. The human mind -- 7.1. What is a neuron? -- 7.2. Nerve impulses -- 7.3. Quantum mechanics -- 7.4. Cognition and neurological disorders -- 7.5. Networks and regulatory control
8. Physics of nutrition, exercise and disease -- 8.1. Physics of a healthy diet--sense of taste -- 8.2. Exercise -- 8.3. Impact of disease
9. Music's influence on physics and the body -- 9.1. History of sound and the science of music -- 9.2. Mechanics of music and cellular effects -- 9.3. Frequency, waves and vibrations -- 9.4. Beats, resonance and the Doppler effect -- 9.5. Musical impact on disease
10. Power tools and the body -- 10.1. The power tools that are useful for everyday life -- 10.2. Internal tools that 'power' the body.
Biophysics of the Senses (Second Edition) connects fundamental properties of physics to biological systems, relating them directly to the human body. It includes discussions of the role of charges and free radicals in disease and homeostasis, how aspects of mechanics impact normal body functions, human bioelectricity and circuitry, forces within the body, and biophysical sensory mechanisms. This is an exciting view of how sensory aspects of biophysics are utilized in everyday life for students who are curious but struggle with the connection between biology and physics. Updates to the first edition include two new chapters covering the mechanics of sound and hearing and power tools.
General audience and undergraduate students.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Tennille D. Presley, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor of Physics at Winston Salem State University (WSSU). She has been the recipient of numerous external and internal grants and awards including the Research Initiation Program for two years, the Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future Program Grant funded by the National Science Foundation and the Co-Director for the Provost's Scholars Science Immersion Program.
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