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Biodynamics: Why the Wirewalker Doesn't Fall
Author(s) -
Li Shidong
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.1771653
Subject(s) - citation , library science , computer science
Preface.PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE.Chapter 1. Ways of Knowing.Chapter 2. Ways of Thinking.Chapter 3. Mechanics-A First Look.PART II: DYNAMICS, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTION.Chapter 4. Measures of Motion.Chapter 5. Energy-The Source of It All.Chapter 6. Linear Physics.Chapter 7. Biomechanics 1-Rectilinear Motion.Chapter 8. Biomechanics 2-Rotational Motion.PART III: FIELDS-HOW COMPLEX SYSTEMS MOVE.Chapter 9. Bioelectricity-Signals in the Body.Chapter 10. Molecules and Metabolism-Unseen Causes.Chapter 11. Bioenergetics-The Dynamics of Heat.Chapter 12. Fluids at Rest.Chapter 13. Fluids in Motion.PART IV: DATA ANALYSIS-WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM MEASUREMENTS.Chapter 14. Biostatistics 1-When Things Converge.Chapter 15. Biostatistics 2-When Things Diverge.Chapter 16. Biodynamic Time Series 1-Stride Rate Variability.Chapter 17. Biodynamic Time Series 2-Heart Rate Variability.Chapter 18. Biodynamic Time Series 3-Breathing Rate Variability.Epilogue.PART V: MICROBIOGRAPHIES-THE SCIENTISTS WHO MADE HISTORY.References.Index.