Published by Pearson (June 8, 2021) © 2022
University Physics for the Life Sciences helps premed students understand the connection between physics and biology. By blending light calculus-based physics with biology and consistently presenting medical applications, you can see the relevance and real-world application of physics to your career. Informed by Physics Education Research (PER), Knight/Jones/Field with contributor Catherine Crouch prepare life-science students, like yourself, for success on the MCAT by showing connections between true biology and physics principles.
PART I Force and Motion
Chapter 1 Physics for the Life Sciences
Chapter 2 Describing Motion
Chapter 3 Motion Along a Line
Chapter 4 Force and Motion
Chapter 5 Interacting Systems
Chapter 6 Equilibrium and Elasticity
Chapter 7 Circular and Rotational Motion
Chapter 8 Momentum
Chapter 9 Fluids
PART II Energy and Thermodynamics
Chapter 10 Work and Energy
Chapter 11 Interactions and Potential Energy
Chapter 12 Thermodynamics
Chapter 13 Kinetic Theory
Chapter 14 Entropy and Free Energy
PART III Oscillations and Waves
Chapter 15 Oscillations
Chapter 16 Traveling Waves and Sound
Chapter 17 Superposition and Standing Waves
PART IV Optics
Chapter 18 Wave Optics
Chapter 19 Ray Optics
Chapter 20 Optical Instruments
PART V Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 21 Electric Forces and Fields
Chapter 22 Electric Potential
Chapter 23 Biological Applications of Fields and Potentials
Chapter 24 Current and Resistance
Chapter 25 Circuits
Chapter 26 Magnetic Fields and Forces
Chapter 27 Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic Waves
PART VI Modern Physics
Chapter 28 Quantum Physics
Chapter 29 Atoms and Molecules
Chapter 30 Nuclear Physics
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