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Living Physics 14 - Electric currents

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Part of Living Physics - Vol. 2

Part 4 of 9

Highlights: chapter 14 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the basic concepts of electric currents

Abstract: Many life-science students go on to study the electric properties of cells in their upper division physiology or neuroscience classes. This chapter provides a strong grounding in the basic concepts of electric current needed for those more advanced studies. We explicitly motivate the traditional simple models. We build good physical intuition through careful analysis of increasingly complex examples, ending by introducing the elements of the Hodgkin-Huxley model of the electric properties of a neuron.

Resource Types: Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

Ginny Redish

Self

NEXUS Physics

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Physics Topics:

Electricity & Magnetism > DC Circuits > Circuit Analysis, Currents, Ohm's Law, Power and Energy

Electricity & Magnetism > Resistance

Life Sciences Topics:

Human and Animal Physiology > Neurophysiology

Chemistry Topics:

None

Math Topics:

Algebra; Graphical Analysis

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