Contents 



PREFACE ix 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Scope 1 



Subject Matter — a classification 3 



Method of Presentation 3 



1. THE SYSTEMS CONCEPT AND TEN USEFUL PILLARS OF MATHEMAT- 



ICAL EXPRESSION 6 



The Systems Concept: introduced in general terms 6 

 The Ten Pillars: variable, function, limits, increments, instanta- 

 neous rate of change; the differential and integral calculus; 

 distribution of observations; expression of deviations; in- 

 dices and logarithms; infinite series 8 



2. SOME PHYSICAL FORCES EXEMPLIFIED IN MAN 26 



Mechanical Forces: Newton's laws; units; levers; compressed 



gas 27 



Osmotic Force: properties; water balance 35 



Electrical Forces: bioelectrics; colloids; intermolecular forces; 



hydrogen bond 38 



Generalized Force 44 



3. MATTER WAVES; SOUND AND ULTRASOUND 47 



Properties of Matter Waves: definition and illustration; absorp- 

 tion 48 

 Sensitivity of a Detector and the Weber-Fechner Law 54 

 The Body's Detectors of Matter Waves: ear; mechanoreceptors 56 

 Speech 59 

 Noise 59 

 Physiological Effects of Intense Matter Waves: applications; 

 therapy; neurosonic surgery 60 



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