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A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism
Christopher B. Scott
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Description for A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism
Paperback. This book provides a fresh approach to the study of energy expenditure by introducing the latest concepts in open system thermodynamics and cellular to whole-body energy exchange. The text advances traditional exercise physiology concepts. Num Pages: 166 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMS; PHVN; PSB; PSVD; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a rather solid foundation of thermodynamics and as such the topic could not possibly be omitted from the title or the text of a book about bioenergetics and energy expenditure. I am not a physicist. ... Read more
What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a rather solid foundation of thermodynamics and as such the topic could not possibly be omitted from the title or the text of a book about bioenergetics and energy expenditure. I am not a physicist. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Humana Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781617378935
SKU
V9781617378935
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Ref
99-15
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