Medicine and Mathematics

Name: Medicine and Mathematics
ISBN: 9787203127543

纸上魔方Shanxi People's Publishing House · ChinaJul 2024

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Word count: 28K words
Chapters: 38
ISBN: 9787203127543

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Summary

This is an engaging popular-science math series covering food, the human body, medicine, architecture, physics, military affairs, transportation, ancient mathematics, and other math-related fields. Packed with diverse content and lively, entertaining stories, it is an excellent choice for cultivating children's interest in and feel for mathematics. Through vivid language, humorous cartoons, and examples drawn from everyday life, the series turns complex, abstruse mathematical knowledge into something simple, so that children understand it at a glance and can put what they learn to use right away!

The amazing numbering on hospital gowns?

How many minutes is the "golden rescue time"?

How many acupoints does the human body have?

A way to measure body temperature in one second?

What is a "digital visible human"?

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So mathematics really is that important in medicine!

Editor's review

Medicine and Mathematics is not an advanced academic monograph but a popular-science bridge book for young readers and the general public. The author team, Paper Rubik's Cube, excels at visualizing and making accessible complex scientific knowledge. The book's core value lies in its precise capture of the mathematical logic pervasive in medical practice—from precise drug dosage calculations and epidemiological transmission models to the reconstruction algorithms behind CT imaging and sequence analysis in gene sequencing. In the editor's view, its greatest highlight is the use of everyday examples (such as heart rhythm curves and cell division) and intuitive diagrams to strip away mathematics' abstract shell and reveal it as the "silent language" on which modern medicine depends. For readers, reading this book is more like a mental workout: it helps build a quantitative and model-based perspective for viewing health, disease, and medical decisions, and for understanding why modern medicine increasingly relies on big data and artificial intelligence. The writing is plain but logically clear; while not as deep as professional textbooks, its value for enlightenment and connection is notable.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Middle school students interested in medicine and biology who want to understand their mathematical foundations
Lower-division university students hoping to broaden their knowledge and grasp interdisciplinary thinking
Content creators engaged in health popularization and science communication
Any general reader curious about how mathematics is applied in the real world

Not a good fit for

Professional researchers seeking in-depth derivations of medical statistics or biomathematical formulas
Pragmatists expecting a complete medical knowledge system or clinical guidelines

Reading tips

You can combine concepts mentioned in the book (such as exponential growth) with real-world cases like the COVID-19 "basic reproduction number R0" to deepen your understanding
Don't get bogged down in individual formulas while reading; focus on how mathematical ideas become tools for solving medical problems
Read this alongside books on medical history to appreciate how mathematical tools have gradually transformed medicine

About the publisher

Shanxi People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Founded in 1951, Shanxi People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its books on history, culture and fine arts, with a list covering politics, economics, history, culture, ancient texts, art, and textbooks and teaching materials. Judging from the 108 titles in the database, history and biography form an important part of its output: Huang Yongnian's A History of Chinese Politics from the Sixth to the Ninth Century, Zhu Dongrun's Biography of Zhang Juzheng and Agricultural Geography of the Song Dynasty reflect a solid grounding in historical scholarship and ancient texts. In biography and social science it has published works such as Pursuit: Comfort Woman Park Young-hee and Her Sisters. In the areas of inspirational growth and foreign literature, Chinese translations of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, and Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, enrich its popular reading list. Its authors include Huang Yongnian, Zhu Dongrun, Dale Carnegie, Hemingway and Su Zhiliang, giving the house an overall profile centred on history, culture and the humanities and social sciences, while also embracing popular inspirational and classic literary titles.

版权信息
第一章必须知道的医疗常识
体温计的工作原理
体温高于多少度才是发热？
你会看温度计吗？
你知道处方上的专业用语代表什么吗？
神奇的病号服编号
针管上刻度的作用
医用酒精浓度知多少
“黄金抢救时间”是多少分钟？
第二章健康知识知多少
人共有几种血型？
人体有多少个穴位？
人的足底有多少条经络？
人体的正常血压是多少？
赶快数数你的心跳每分钟多少下
一秒钟测量体温的方法
我们的耳朵喜欢多少分贝的声音？
你知道“饭后百步走”的科学依据吗？
失血多少毫升会使人失去生命？
揭秘人体的新陈代谢
第三章看不见的“手术刀”
看穿人体的X射线
什么是微创手术？
救命的人造血
“冷冻疗法”是将病人置于多少度的低温之中？
什么是“神奇的手术刀”？
什么是“数字化可视人”？
令人惊叹的机器人医生
医生的“得力助手”——伽马刀
第四章小心，病毒细菌来了
无处不在的细菌
细菌的繁殖速度
癌细胞惊人的分裂速度
“喷嚏风暴”的惊人传播速度
你知道人体内有多少种细菌吗？
复活节岛的神秘细菌
地球细菌能否在太空中存活呢？

FAQ

Does this book require a strong math background?

No. Most concepts involved are elementary (percentages, charts, geometric figures, simple equations); the focus is on explaining ideas rather than solving problems, so a middle school math level is sufficient.

Can this book help me study medical courses better?

It offers a useful complementary perspective, helping you understand the logic behind certain conclusions in medical courses (such as drug half-life or statistical significance). But it cannot replace standard medical textbooks.

What is the background of the author "Paper Rubik's Cube"?

"Paper Rubik's Cube" is a team focused on creating popular-science books for children. Their style features lively, interesting illustrations and accessible explanations, and they excel at turning complex knowledge systems into modular content suitable for young readers.

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About the author

纸上魔方 Author

Zhishang Mofang is the creative byline used by Beijing Zhishang Mofang Culture Communication Co., Ltd., a professional book studio founded in 2010 that integrates book planning, editing, and design. The studio focuses mainly on popular science for children and has expanded into several other categories. The library holds 19 of its titles, commonly classified under social sciences and popular science. Representative works include Everything Has Mathematics, How Much Do You Know About Mathematical Anecdotes, Chatting About Numbers, How Much Do You Know About Ancient Mathematics, and Wonderful Figures, as well as The King of the Graphic World: Understanding Plane Figures from the series Mathematics Hidden in Stories. These works center on mathematical knowledge and combine abstract concepts with figures, stories, and everyday scenarios in an accessible style suited to young readers. Public information is limited, and further details about the studio's staff and creative process are not available.