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Title

College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
Author

Kenneth R. Koehler
Organization: Raymond Walters College / University of Cincinnati
Department: Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science
Education level

College
Objectives

This course attempts to cover standard first-year topics using examples from biochemistry and human physiology.
Description

This is a first-year, college-level algebra-based physics course for students in the health sciences.

Students have almost unanimously agreed that this course is more effective than standard courses using encyclopedic texts, due to the focus of the material on topics relevant to their goals.

Topics:
  • Mechanics
  • Fluids
  • Electricity
  • Magnetism
  • Atomic and Nuclear Physics
  • Thermodynamics and Wave Mechanics
Subject

*Science > Physics > Biophysics
URL

http://www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/text.html