Biological Physics (Updated Edition)
Biological Physics focuses on new results in molecular motors, self-assembly, and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field in recent years, and integrates these topics with classical results. The text also provides foundational material for the emerging field of nanotechnology.\ 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...
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Biological Physics focuses on new results in molecular motors, self-assembly, and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field in recent years, and integrates these topics with classical results. The text also provides foundational material for the emerging field of nanotechnology.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.Do you teach, or are you considering a course in Biological Physics?If so, click here to read Phil Nelson's "To The Instructor":http://www.bfwpub.com/pdfs/nelson/NelsonToTheInstructor.pdf
I. Mysteries, Metaphors, Models1. What the ancients knew 2. What's inside cellsII. Diffusion, Dissipation, Drive3. The molecular dance4. Random walks, friction, and diffusion5. Life in the slow lane: The low Reynolds-number world6. Entropy, temperature, and free energy7. Entropic forces at work8. Chemical forces and self-assemblyIII. Molecules, Machines, Mechanisms9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules10. Enzymes and molecular machines11. Machines in membranes12. Nerve impulsesGlobal list of symbols and units Numerical values Index
