Nelson F. Biological Physics: Energy, Information, Life

Updated 1st Edition. - Freeman, 2008. - 662 p.
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.Contents
Mysteries, Metaphors, Models
What the ancients knew
What's inside cells
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
Molecules, Machines, Mechanisms
Cooperative transitions in macromolecules
Enzymes and molecular machines
Machines in membranes
Nerve impulses
Global list of symbols and units
Numerical values