Overview
Both a landmark text and reference book, Steven Vogel's ""Life in Moving Fluids"" has also played a catalytic role in research involving the applications of fluid mechanics to biology. In this revised edition, Vogel continues to combine humour and clear explanations as he addresses biologists and general readers interested in biological fluid mechanics, offering updates on the field over the last dozen years and expanding the coverage of the biological literature. His discussion of the relationship between fluid flow and biological design now includes sections on jet propulsion, biological pumps, swimming, blood flow, and surface waves, and on acceleration reaction and Murray's law. This edition contains an extensive bibliography for readers interested in designing their own experiments.
Full Product Details
Author: Steven Vogel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Edition: Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780691026169
ISBN 10: 0691026165
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 21 April 1996
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
Vogel ... has a deep knowledge of hydrodynamics and knows how to teach the subject. Many phenomena are explained more clearly in his book than in common fluid dynamic texts... Beautifully produced. -- Jerry Gollub Physics Today This edition includes more of everything: more physical concepts, more biological examples, more sources for additional information... Vogel finds a way to make sense of even the least intuitive concepts. -- Mike May American Scientist Praise for the previous edition: Required reading for students of biology at all levels of career development. -- Paul W. Webb Science For biologists who want to come to the beginning of a quantitative understanding of a wide variety of adaptations, for general readers who want to see how fluid mechanics works in a varied and often surprising context ... this book, full of data, rich in up-to-date and well-appraised references, is a first-class opportunity. -- Philip Morrison Scientific American
Vogel ... has a deep knowledge of hydrodynamics and knows how to teach the subject. Many phenomena are explained more clearly in his book than in common fluid dynamic texts... Beautifully produced. -- Jerry Gollub Physics Today This edition includes more of everything: more physical concepts, more biological examples, more sources for additional information... Vogel finds a way to make sense of even the least intuitive concepts. -- Mike May American Scientist Praise for the previous edition: Required reading for students of biology at all levels of career development. -- Paul W. Webb Science For biologists who want to come to the beginning of a quantitative understanding of a wide variety of adaptations, for general readers who want to see how fluid mechanics works in a varied and often surprising context ... this book, full of data, rich in up-to-date and well-appraised references, is a first-class opportunity. -- Philip Morrison Scientific American
Vogel ... has a deep knowledge of hydrodynamics and knows how to teach the subject. Many phenomena are explained more clearly in his book than in common fluid dynamic texts... Beautifully produced. --Jerry Gollub, Physics Today This edition includes more of everything: more physical concepts, more biological examples, more sources for additional information... Vogel finds a way to make sense of even the least intuitive concepts. --Mike May, American Scientist Praise for the previous edition: Required reading for students of biology at all levels of career development. --Paul W. Webb, Science For biologists who want to come to the beginning of a quantitative understanding of a wide variety of adaptations, for general readers who want to see how fluid mechanics works in a varied and often surprising context ... this book, full of data, rich in up-to-date and well-appraised references, is a first-class opportunity. --Philip Morrison, Scientific American
Author Information
Steven Vogel (19402015) was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology at Duke University. His many books include Comparative Biomechanics (Princeton) and Cats' Paws and Catapults.
