physics

Stanley Froehner

Stanley Froehner is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stanley Froehner rather than just read about it. In short: Stanley C. Froehner is an American physiologist and biophysicist currently the UW Medicine Distinguished Professor at University of Washington and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Key takeaways

Stanley Froehner belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stanley Froehner to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stanley Froehner from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stanley C. Froehner is an American physiologist and biophysicist currently the UW Medicine Distinguished Professor at University of Washington and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education He earned his Ph.D. at California Institute of Technology.

Research His interests are muscle biology and disease. His highest cited paper is Interaction of nitric oxide synthase with the postsynaptic density protein PSD-95 and α1-syntrophin mediated by PDZ domains, at 1662 times according to Google Scholar.

Publications An α-syntrophin-dependent pool of AQP4 in astroglial end-feet confers bidirectional water flow between blood and brain. vol. 100 no. 4. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, 2106–2111, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0437946100. 2003. Syntrophin-dependent expression and localization of Aquaporin-4 water channel protein. vol. 98 no. 24. John D. Neely, 14108–14113, doi: 10.1073/pnas.241508198. 2001. Interaction of muscle and brain sodium channels with multiple members of the syntrophin family of dystrophin-associated proteins. Stephen H. Gee, Raghavan Madhavan, S. Rock Levinson, John H. Caldwell, Robert Sealock and Stanley C. Froehner. Journal of Neuroscience 1 January 1998, 18 (1) 128–137 Delayed K+ clearance associated with aquaporin-4 mislocalization: Phenotypic defects in brains of α-syntrophin-null mice. vol. 100 no. 23. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, 13615–13620, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2336064100. 2003.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stanley Froehner

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stanley Froehner claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stanley Froehner before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stanley Froehner ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stanley Froehner

In research: Stanley Froehner appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stanley Froehner in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stanley Froehner is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American biophysicists, American physiologists, California Institute of Technology alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stanley Froehner outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stanley Froehner in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Stanley Froehner means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Stanley Froehner out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Stanley Froehner in simple terms?

Why does Stanley Froehner matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stanley Froehner?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stanley Froehner.