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Yeargers, Edward K.

Basic biophysics for biology Edward K. Yeargers. - Boca Raton CRC Press c1992. - 202 p. ill. 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The use of models in science -- The observation process -- Electromagnetic radiation, a general discussion -- Electromagnetic radiation, a wave -- Electromagnetic radiation, a particle -- The electron, a particle -- The electron, a wave -- The nucleus -- The atom, the plum pudding model -- The atom -- The Bohr planetary model -- The atom, the quantum mechanical model -- The hydrogen atom -- Polyelectronic atoms -- The covalent bond -- The ionic bond -- The hydrogen bond -- Van Der Waals' interactions -- The absorption spectrophotometer -- Solubility -- Thermodynamics in biology -- The flow of energy through a living system -- Free energy -- The coupled-reactions model -- Activation energy and catalysis -- Enzymes and the determination of cell chemistry -- Material transport -- Metabolic heat generation and loss.

ISBN: 0849344247 (acid-free paper)

LCCN: 92007157

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biophysics.
Models, Molecular.
Biophysics.

LC Class. No.: QH505 / .Y43 1992

Dewey Class. No.: 574.19/1

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 1994 E-551