(Ebook) Physics of the Human Body by Irving P. Herman

(Ebook) Physics of the Human Body by Irving P. Herman

“Physics by the body” includes the physics of common locomotion and that
during athletic events and collisions. These topics were addressed in several parts
of the first edition, including many problems. They are now discussed in more
detail in both the text and the problems. In particular, the physics of motion,
kinesiology, and balance [8] are more directly discussed by the analysis of multisegment
modeling and the expanded treatment of the physics of sports.
A discussion of human performance of ordinary tasks and at the extremes of athletic
competition also transcends the topics of any single chapter and couples manyof them, especially those addressing statics, motion, metabolism, breathing, and
blood circulation. To help unify the discussion of athletics, Appendix G has been
added to link relevant topics in these chapters and to unify references to different
sports activities.
“Physics for the body” includes the physics of measurement analysis and
diagnosis and the physics of treatment, much of which is called medical physics.
The first edition had some discussion of measurements and diagnosis and essentially
none concerning treatment. The presentation of measurement analysis
included several methods and a bit about measurement results. A broad overview of
this topic is now presented in the new Appendix H, which includes a locator
describing where physics analysis of the body is described in the text and problems.
Aside from the new brief discussion in Appendix H, treatment is still not addressed
in this edition.
This edition includes numerous additional problems that address the material in
the text and explore it in much more detail. Many additional solutions are now
provided at the end of the book. The author strongly recommends that you at least
peruse the content of the related problems at the end of the chapter when you read
any section of the text (even if you do not plan on solving them) because many
essential approaches and ideas are covered only in the problems.