About the Author
Ken Vos, PhD, graduated from the University of Alberta. He has been at the University of Lethbridge since the mid-1990s teaching everything from general interest physics courses about physics and society to introductory level undergraduate physics courses and graduate level physics courses. He won the distinguished teaching award from the University of Lethbridge in 2008 and has been actively involved in outreach with the local school systems. He is passionate about spreading the joy of biophysics. He enjoys all areas of physics from the abstract to the applied. He has done research in the areas of biophysics, condensed matter physics, and mathematical physics.
Dedication
To everyone who loves to learn.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I owe a huge thank you to Chad Sievers (Project Editor), Anam Ahmed (Acquisition Editor), Pauline Ricablanca (Production Editor), and everyone at John Wiley & Sons who helped with this book. I also want to thank those people, such as my students, who helped make this book possible.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Associate Acquisitions Editor: Anam Ahmed
Project Editor: Chad R. Sievers
Copy Editor: Chad R. Sievers
Technical Editor: David Siminovitch, PhD
Art Coordinator: Alicia B. South
Project Coordinator: Kristie Rees
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