Overview

An accessible, algebra-based text covering the introductory physics necessary for applied health and nursing. Presentation integrates health science applications throughout. Excellent illustrations support the exposition. Chapters contain over 100 worked examples, over 450 review questions, and more than 550 end-of-chapter problems graded according to difficulty. Offers discussion of the latest applications such as ionizing radiation and radiation doses, nuclear imaging techniques, CT scanners, ultrasound techniques, artificial hearts, and laser surgery.

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Author:   Paul Peter Urone
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9780471603894

ISBN 10:   0471603899
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   15 September 1985
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Motion. Force. Work, Energy, and Power. Temperature and Heat. Fluids and Pressure. Biological and Medical Applications of Pressures and Fluids. Elasticity and Waves; Sound. Sound and Hearing. Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism. Simple Electric Circuits. Electrical Safety. Bioelectricity. Geometrical Optics. Vision. Electromagnetic Radiation: Introduction to Modern Physics. Atomic Physics. Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics. Appendices. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.

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