Physics With Illustrative Examples from Medicine and Biology: Electricity and Magnetism (Second Edition)

These new editions provide an introduction to major topics in physics, with examples and problems from the medical and biological sciences. The wide range of topics covered will satisfy the growing need for a working knowledge of the physical sciences among students and practitioners in physics, biophysics, life sciences, physiology, medical physics, and biomedical engineering. All chapters include applications, problems, and references. A reissue of a classic book -- corrected, edited, typeset, redrawn, and indexed for the Biological Physics Series. In- tended for undergraduate courses in biophysics, biological physics, physiology, medical physics, and biomedical engi- neering, this is an introduction to statistical physics with examples and problems from the medical and biological scien- ces. Topics include the elements of the theory of probabili- ty, Poisson statistics, thermal equilibrium, entropy and free energy, and the second law of thermodynamics. It can be used as a supplement to standard introductory physics cour- ses, and as a text for medical schools, medical physics courses, and biology departments. The three volumes combined present all the major topics in physics. These books are being reissued in response to frequent requests to satisfy the growing need among students and practitioners in the me- dic