TY - BOOK AU - Yeargers,Edward K. TI - Basic biophysics for biology SN - 0849344247 (acid-free paper) AV - QH505 .Y43 1992 U1 - 574.19/1 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Biophysics KW - Local KW - Models, Molecular N1 - 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 ER -