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  2. Living Physics textbook (AKA NEXUS Physics Wikibook)  (V5: This is the latest version.)
Living Physics textbook (AKA NEXUS Physics Wikibook)
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Highlights: an intro physics text designed for life-science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or healthcare careers
Abstract: Living Physics is the textbook for a 2-semester algebra-based physics course designed for life-science students, based on the NEXUS Physics wikibook. We include physics topics of particular value for life-science students. We organized the course to help students learn to blend physics concepts with mathematical representations, build physical intuition, and learn to think with math. These are PDFs and Word versions of an online commercial text in Top Hat that includes videos, simulations, autograded problems, and links to other pages and the web. Royalties go to the AAPT to support the Living Physics Portal.
Resource Types: Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Clicker question
Remote Learning Ready: This resource has been designed or adapted for use in remote learning.
Commercially available in:  TopHat
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Physics Topics: 

Classical Mechanics > Motion in Two Dimensions

Electricity & Magnetism > Capacitance, DC Circuits, Electric Fields and Potential, Electrostatics, Resistance

Fluid Mechanics

Optics > Color > Synthesis and Analysis of Color

Optics > Diffraction, Geometrical Optics, Interference

Optics > Modern Optics > Lasers, Photons

Oscillations & Waves > Oscillations, Wave Motion

Thermo & Stat Mech > First Law

Thermo & Stat Mech > Probability > Random Walks

Thermo & Stat Mech > Second and Third Law > Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials

Thermo & Stat Mech > Thermal Properties of Matter

Life Sciences Topics: 

Biochemistry

Biomechanics > Mechanics of Biomaterials

Botany > Fluid Transport

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Levels of Organization > Emergent Phenomena

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms > Material Flow

Human and Animal Physiology > Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology

Human and Animal Physiology > Respiratory System > Healthy Respiratory Function

Molecular and Cellular Biology > Bioenergetics, Cellular Structure

Chemistry Topics: 

Chemical Energetics

Chemical Energetics > Energy, Enthalpy, Thermodynamic State

Chemical Equilibria > Dynamic Equilibrium

Intermolecular Forces

Intermolecular Forces > Hydrogen Bonding

Reaction Mechanisms

Spontaneity > Entropy, Free Energy

Math Topics: 
Algebra; Differential Calculus; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Graphical Analysis; Integral Calculus; Probability; Trigonometry

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Living Physics textbook (AKA NEXUS Physics Wikibook)

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Copyright:   2025 Edward Redish, Ginny Redish

License:   CC BY-NC-SA - Attribution, No Commercial uses and Share Alike. Derivative works must have the same license.

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