Biological Physics
Energy, Information, Life
Published on 1. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-0-7167-9897-2 (ISBN)
Description
This first edition textbook predominantly focuses on new results found in molecular motors, self-assembly and single molecule manipulation that have revolutionised the field in recent years. Nelson is able to integrate these new findings with classical results. There is also plenty of foundational material for the emerging field of nanotechnology, bringing to life a subject that is predominant in biological physics in universities today. Students will learn how the lessons of biological physics apply to all fields of science, and shall be able to go beyond this to consider the relevance within their everyday lives.
This title is geared towards undergraduate students who have to take a one year calculus- based physics course. Therefore the text is self-contained and comprehensive with pedagogical detail throughout. An additional section has been added, "Track 2" contains more advanced material for senior physics students and graduate students as well.
This title is geared towards undergraduate students who have to take a one year calculus- based physics course. Therefore the text is self-contained and comprehensive with pedagogical detail throughout. An additional section has been added, "Track 2" contains more advanced material for senior physics students and graduate students as well.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
600 p.
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 193 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7167-9897-2 (9780716798972)
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Philip Nelson
Biological Physics
Book
2nd Edition
W.H. Freeman & Company
€118.91
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Previous edition
Book
07/2003
W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
€75.79
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Person
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.
Content
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.