(Foundations of Biochemistry and Biophysics) 1st Edition
by Thomas M. Nordlund (Author), Peter M. Hoffmann (Author)
Quantitative Understanding of Biosystems: An Introduction to Biophysics
focuses on the behavior and properties of microscopic structures that
underlie living systems. It clearly describes the biological physics of
macromolecules, subcellular structures, and whole cells, including
interactions with light.
Providing broad coverage of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, this color text features:
- Mathematical
and computational tools—graphing, calculus, simple differential
equations, diagrammatic analysis, and visualization tools
- Randomness, variation, statistical mechanics, distributions, and spectra
- The biological micro- and nanoworld—structures, processes, and the physical laws
- Quantum
effects—photosynthesis, UV damage, electron and energy transfer, and
spectroscopic characterization of biological structures
Through
its active learning approach, the text encourages practical
comprehension of the behavior of biosystems, rather than knowledge of
the latest research. The author includes graph- and diagram-centered
physics and mathematics, simple software, frequent checks of
understanding, and a repetition of important ideas at higher levels or
from different points of view. After completing this book, students will
gain significant computational and project experience and become
competent at quantitatively characterizing biosystems.
