Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Date: 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 9.20 x 6.25 x 1.00 inches. RARE Hardcover 1st edition/1st printing in VG+ condition without a dust jacket. The upper corners are lightly bumped; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Richard P. McCall's fascinating book explains how basic concepts of physics apply to the fundamental activities and responses of the human body, a veritable physics laboratory. Blood pumping through our veins is a vital example of Poiseuille flow; the act of running requires friction to propel the runner forward; and the quality of our eyesight demonstrates how properties of light enable us to correct near- and far-sightedness. Each chapter discusses a fundamental physics concept and relates it to the anatomy and physiology of applicable parts of the body. Topics include motion, fluids and pressure, temperature and heat, speech and hearing, electrical behaviors, optics, biological effects of radiation, and drug concentrations. Clear and compelling, with a limited amount of math, McCall's descriptions allow readers of all levels to appreciate the physics of the human physique 2010. Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801894557 97808018 ...

Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2010 First Edition Hardcover Very good RARE Hardcover 1st edition/1st printing in VG+ condition without a dust jacket. The upper corners are lightly bumped; otherwise, the covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Richard P. McCall's fascinating book explains how basic concepts of physics apply to the fundamental activities and responses of the human body, a veritable physics laboratory. Blood pumping through our veins is a vital example of Poiseuille flow; the act of running requires friction to propel the runner forward; and the quality of our eyesight demonstrates how properties of light enable us to correct near-and far-sightedness. Each chapter discusses a fundamental physics concept and relates it to the anatomy and physiology of applicable parts of the body. Topics include motion, fluids and pressure, temperature and heat, speech and hearing, electrical behaviors, optics, biological effects of radiation, and drug concentrations. Clear and compelling, with a limited amount of math, McCall's descriptions allow readers of all levels to appreciate the physics of the human physique. 301 pages.

ISBN10: 0801894557, ISBN13: 9780801894558, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
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Johns Hopkins University Press 2010 Hardcover Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.