六月新書推薦-Comparative Biomechanics 2/e

六月新書推薦-Comparative Biomechanics 2/e

Comparative Biomechanics 2/e

出版公司：Princeton University Press

書名：Comparative Biomechanics 2/e

作者：Steven Vogel

ISBN：978-0691-155661

適用課程：生物力學

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10046.html

原文簡介：

Comparative Biomechanics

Life’s Physical World, Second Edition

Steven Vogel

Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life—covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, considers rules for fluid flow and structural design, and explores how organisms contend with environmental forces. This book is useful for physical scientists and engineers seeking a guide to state-of-the-art biomechanics. For a wider audience, the textbook establishes the basic biological context for applied areas—including ergonomics, orthopedics, mechanical prosthetics, kinesiology, sports medicine, and biomimetics—and provides materials for exhibit designers at science museums.

• Problem sets at the ends of chapters

• Appendices cover basic background information

• Updated and expanded documentation and materials

• Revised figures and text

•Increased coverage of friction, viscoelastic materials, surface tension, diverse modes of locomotion, and biomimetics

Steven Vogel is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His numerous books include Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds (Princeton) and Cats’ Paws and Catapults (Norton).

Life’s Physical Context 1 Preambulations 2 Setting the Stage 3 More Tools Fluids 4 Gases and Liquids: Fluids at Rest 5 Gases Meet Liquids: the Interface 6 Viscosity and the Patterns of Flow 7 The Forces of Flow 8 Fluid Events Near Surfaces 9 Where Flows Are Inside 10 More about Circulatory Systems 11 Flows in Small Worlds 12 About Lift 13 Thrust for Flying and Swimming 14 Motion at the Air-Water Interface

Solids and Structures 15 A Matter of Materials 16 Biological Materials: Tuning Properties Properly 17 Biological Materials: Cracks and Composites 18 More About Complex Materials: Viscoelasticity 19 Simple Structures: Beams, Columns, Shells 20 Less Simple Structural Matters 21 Hydrostatic Structures, Hydraulic Devices 22 Structural Systems 23 Motility and Mobility 24 Using Muscle: Tuning and Transmissions 25 Getting Around on Land The Contexts of Biomechanics 26 Loose Ends and Perspectives Appendices 1 Quantifi cation: Rules of the Road 2 Motion and Direction 3 Size and Scaling

Courses: Biomechanics

Level: Undergraduate

Adoptions: Arizona State University; Vassar; UChicago; Brown; Cal Tech; Cornell; Duke

Binding: Cloth

ISBN: 978-0-691-15566-1

Specs: 640 pages. 15 halftones. 250 line illus. 40 tables. 8 x 10.

Published: June 2013

US List Price: $99.50

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