Knight R. University Physics for the Life Sciences 2022

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University Physics for the Life Sciences helps premed students understand the connection between physics and biology, preparing life-science students for success on the MCAT and their future careers.
Force and Motion
Physics for the Life Sciences
Describing Motion 25
Motion Along a Line 52
Force and Motion 90
Interacting Systems 124
Equilibrium and Elasticity 163
Circular and Rotational Motion 199
Momentum 230
Fluids 256
Energy and Thermodynamics
Work and Energy 310
Interactions and Potential Energy 337
Thermodynamics 378
Kinetic Theory
Entropy and Free Energy
Oscillations and Waves
Oscillations
Traveling Waves and Sound
Superposition and Standing Waves
Optics
Wave Optics
Ray Optics
Optical Instruments
Electricity and Magnetism
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Potential
Biological Applications of Electric Fields and Potentials
Current and Resistance
Circuits
Magnetic Fields and Forces
Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic Waves
Modern Physics
Quantum Physics
Atoms and Molecules
Nuclear Physics