Biological Physics
Autor Philip Nelsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2007
"Biological Physics" is built around a self-contained core geared toward undergraduate students who have had one year of calculus-based physics. Additional Track-2 sections contain more advanced material for senior physics majors and graduate students."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780716798972
ISBN-10: 0716798972
Pagini: 630
Dimensiuni: 191 x 231 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.09 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: MACMILLAN EDUCATION
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0716798972
Pagini: 630
Dimensiuni: 191 x 231 x 32 mm
Greutate: 1.09 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: MACMILLAN EDUCATION
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
PART I: MYSTERIES, METAPHORS, MODELS
What the Ancients Knew
What's Inside Cells
PART II: DIFFUSION, DISSIPATION, DRIVE
The Molecular Dance
Random Walks, Friction, and Diffusion
Life in the Slow Lane: The Low Reynolds-Number World
Entropy, Temperature, and Free Energy
Entropic Forces at Work
Chemical Forces and Self-Assembly
PART III: MOLECULES, MACHINES, MECHANISMS
Cooperative Transitions in Macromolecules
Enzymes and Molecular Machines
Machines in Membranes
Nerve Impulses
Global List of Symbols and Units
Numerical Values
Index
What the Ancients Knew
What's Inside Cells
PART II: DIFFUSION, DISSIPATION, DRIVE
The Molecular Dance
Random Walks, Friction, and Diffusion
Life in the Slow Lane: The Low Reynolds-Number World
Entropy, Temperature, and Free Energy
Entropic Forces at Work
Chemical Forces and Self-Assembly
PART III: MOLECULES, MACHINES, MECHANISMS
Cooperative Transitions in Macromolecules
Enzymes and Molecular Machines
Machines in Membranes
Nerve Impulses
Global List of Symbols and Units
Numerical Values
Index
Notă biografică
PHILIP NELSON is Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He received his A.B. from Princeton University (1980) and Ph.D. from Harvard University (1984). Professor Nelson serves on the Biophysical Society's Education Committee; he received Penn's highest teaching award in 2001, in part for creating the course that formed the basis for this book.
Caracteristici
1 Updated edition, including new discoveries on molecular motors
2 New end-of-chapter problems for assignments and exams
3 Looks at the big picture, is conceptual and uses real data
4 Clear and engaging style rather than a detail-heavy, mathematical style
5 Contains articles by leading experimentalists and historical or cultural essays
2 New end-of-chapter problems for assignments and exams
3 Looks at the big picture, is conceptual and uses real data
4 Clear and engaging style rather than a detail-heavy, mathematical style
5 Contains articles by leading experimentalists and historical or cultural essays
Descriere
This text focuses on new results in molecular motors, self-assembly, and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field in recent years. Now in paperback, this updated edition has new end-of-chapter problems giving fresh options for assignments and exams; and an updated Chapter on Enzymes and Molecular Machines.