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Overview"Physics and engineering departments are building research programmes in biological physics. This text focuses on results in molecular motors, self-assembly and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field, and integrates these topics with classical results. The book also provides foundational material for the emerging field of nanotechnology. The text 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 undergraduates and graduate students." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip NelsonPublisher: Macmillan Learning Imprint: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd Dimensions: Width: 19.50cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 1.223kg ISBN: 9780716743729ISBN 10: 0716743728 Pages: 598 Publication Date: 18 July 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9780716798972 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPART 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 - IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPHILIP NELSON is Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. 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. - Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |