Preface
CHAPTER 1  THE BASIS OF BIOMECHANICS
  1.1  Newton's Laws of Motion
  1.2  Rotation of Rigid Bodies
  1.3  Elastic Properties of Materials
  1.4  The Mechanical Properties of Bone
  1.5  The Mechanical Properties of Muscle
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 2  VIBRATION, WAVE AND SOUND
  2.1  Simple Harmonic Motion
  2.2  The Combination of Vibration
  2.3  Simple Harmonic Wave
  2.4  Energy in Wave
  2.5  Superposition of Wave and Interference
  2.6  Sound Wave
  2.7  Doppler Effect and Shock Wave
  2.8  Ultrasonic and its Applications in Medicine
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 3  THE MOTION OF FLUIDS
  3.1  Steady Flow of Ideal Fluid
  3.2  Bernoulli's Equation
  3.3  Applications of Bernoulli's Equation
  3.4  Viscous Fluid Flow
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 4  PHENOMENA ON LIQUID SURFACES
  4.1  Surface Tension and Surface Energy
  4.2  Additional Pressure of a Curved Surface of Liquid
  4.3  Capillary Action and Air Embolism
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 5  STATIC ELECTRIC FIELD
  5.1  Electric Field Intensity
  5.2  Gauss's Law
  5.3  Electric Potential
  5.4  Dielectrics
  5.5  Electric Dipole and Membrane Potential
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 6  MAGNETIC FIELD
  6.1  Magnetic Field and Magnetic Induction
  6.2  The Motion of a Charged Particle and the Force on a Current Wire in Magnetic Field
  6.3  Magnetic Substance and Superconducting Magnet
  6.4  Electromagnetic Induced Phenomena
  6.5  The Applications of Magnetism in Biology
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 7  DIRECT CURRENT
  7.1  Electric Current and Electric Current Density
  7.2  Kirchhoff's Laws
  7.3  Circuits Containing Resistor and Capacitor
  7.4  The Applications of Direct Current in the Medicine
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 8  GEOMETRIC OPTICS
  8.1  Reflection and Refraction
  8.2  Refraction at a Spherical Surface
  8.3  The Thin Lens
  8.4  The Eye
  8.5  The Microscope
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 9  WAVE OPTICS
  9.1  Interference of Light
  9.2  Diffraction of Light
  9.3  Polarization of Light
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 10  LASER
  10.1  The Basis of Laser
  10.2  The Bioeffects of Laser
  10.3  The Application of Laser in Medicine
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 11  XRAYS
  11.1  Generation of Xrays
  11.2  Xrays Spectra
  11.3  The Basic Properties of Xrays
  11.4  The Absorption of Xrays
  11.5  The Application of Xrays in Medicine
  Summary
  Review Questions
CHAPTER 12  NUCLEAR PHYSICS
  12.1  The Properties of Nucleus
  12.2  Nuclear Decay
  12.3  The Rules of Nuclear Decay
  12.4  The Interaction of Radiation with Matter
  12.5  Radiation Detection and Measurement
  12.6  The Applications of Radionuclide in Medicine
  Summary
  Review Questions
References
APPENDIX  Fundamental Physical Constants