Includes bibliographical references and index

Mechanics -- Exponential growth and decay -- Systems of many particles -- Transport in an infinite medium -- Transport through neutral membranes -- Impulses in nerve and muscle cells -- The exterior potential and the electrocardiogram -- Biomagnetism -- Electricity and magnetism at the cellular level -- Feedback and control -- The method of least squares and signal analysis -- Images -- Sound and ultrasound -- Atoms and light -- Interaction of photons and charged particles with matter -- Medical uses of X-rays -- Nuclear pand nuclear medicine -- Magnetic resonance imaging