Physical Biology of the Cell, Second Edition [2nd Edition] (Instructor Res n. 3 of 7, Computational Explorations except Chapter 20)

Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell and molecular biology from the distinct perspective of physical biology. As a key organizing principle, the proximity of topics is based on the physical concepts that Physical Biology Of The Cell Maps The Huge And Complex Landscape Of Cell And Molecular Biology From The Distinct Perspective Of Physical Biology. As A Key Organizing Principle, The Proximity Of Topics Is Based On The Physical Concepts That Unite A Given Set Of Biological Phenomena. Herein Lies The Central Premise: That The Appropriate Application Of A Few Fundamental Physical Models Can Serve As The Foundation Of Whole Bodies Of Quantitative Biological Intuition, Useful Across A Wide Range Of Biological Problems. The Second Edition Features Full-color Illustrations Throughout, Two New Chapters On The Role Of Light In Life And Pattern Formation, Additional Explorations Of Biological Problems Using Computation, And Significantly More End-of-chapter Problems. This Textbook Is Written For A First Course In Physical Biology Or Biophysics For Undergraduate Or Graduate Students.-- Why : Biology By The Numbers -- What And Where : Construction Plans For Cells And Organisms -- When : Stopwatches At Many Scales -- Who : Bless The Little Beasties -- Mechanical And Chemical Equilibrium In The Living Cell -- Entropy Rules! -- Two-state Systems : From Ion Channels To Cooperative Binding -- Random Walks And The Structure Of Macromolecules -- Electrostatics For Salty Solutions -- Beam Theory : Architecture For Cells And Skeletons -- Biological Membranes : Life In Two Dimensions -- The Mathematics Of Water -- A Statistical View Of Biological Dynamics -- Life In Crowded And Disordered Environments -- Rate Equations And Dynamics In The Cell -- Dynamics Of Molecular Motors -- Biological Electricity And The Hodgkin-huxley Model -- Light And Life -- Organization Of Biological Networks -- Biological Patterns : Order In Space And Time -- Sequences, Specificity, And Evolution -- Whither Physical Biology? Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot, Hernan G. Garcia ; Illustrated By Nigel Orme. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.