Publisher's Synopsis
Students in the health sciences can often find physics and chemistry daunting. With little or no previous study in these subjects they can find the content, and its relevance to the human body, hard to follow.;The physical sciences, though, need not present an obstacle if the foundation knowledge and concepts are well laid out. This book does not just provide the basic coverage of topics for health professions students. Its approach is one of assuming that the reader may not be literate in physics and chemistry. Concepts such as energy, chemical bonding, forces and the structure of matter are carefully introduced. Following the development of these concepts, the book presents the knowledge that is relevant to human body function and health.
