NEXUS/Physics: An interdisciplinary repurposing of physics for biologists

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Redish, E F ^a   Bauer, C ^b   Carleton, K L ^a   Cooke, T J ^a   Cooper, M ^c   Crouch, C H ^d   Dreyfus, B W ^a   Geller, B D ^a   Giannini, J ^e   Gouvea, J S ^a,f   Klymkowsky, M W ^g   Losert, W ^a   Moore, K ^a   Presson, J ^a   Sawtelle, V ^a   Thompson, K V ^a   Turpen, C ^a   Zia, R K P ^h,i  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84902115698     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: 19432909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.4870386     Document Type: Article

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