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Zusatztext 80521157 Informationen zum Autor Thomas M. Nordlund is an associate professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A Fellow of the American Physical Society! Dr. Nordlund has performed research in biomolecular dynamics for 30 years. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign! under the supervision of Hans Frauenfelder. Klappentext This intermediate-level text covers the biophysics of macromolecules and subcellular structures interactions with light from a quantitative perspective. The author emphasizes mathematical and computational approaches to study the properties and physical behavior of biomolecules and nanostructures. He provides detailed coverage of key principles of statistical mechanics and quantum effects that are important for biological function! as well as light interactions with supramolecular structures. The book incorporates learning tools! such as problem sets! exercises! review material! and learning objectives! and includes discussions of topics that are often neglected! such as structural hierarchy. Zusammenfassung Quantitative Understanding of Biosystems: An Introduction to Biophysics focuses on the behavior and properties of microscopic structures that underlie living systems. It clearly describes the biological physics of macromolecules! subcellular structures! and whole cells! including interactions with light.Providing broad coverage of physics! chemistry! biology! and mathematics! this color text features:Mathematical and computational tools-graphing! calculus! simple differential equations! diagrammatic analysis! and visualization toolsRandomness! variation! statistical mechanics! distributions! and spectraThe biological micro- and nanoworld-structures! processes! and the physical lawsQuantum effects-photosynthesis! UV damage! electron and energy transfer! and spectroscopic characterization of biological structuresThrough its active learning approach! the text encourages practical comprehension of the behavior of biosystems! rather than knowledge of the latest research. The author includes graph- and diagram-centered physics and mathematics! simple software! frequent checks of understanding! and a repetition of important ideas at higher levels or from different points of view. After completing this book! students will gain significant computational and project experience and become competent at quantitatively characterizing biosystems.CD-ROM ResourceThe accompanying CD contains multimedia learning tools! such as video clips and animations! that illustrate intrinsically dynamic processes. For students inexperienced in the application of mathematics and physical principles to naturally occurring phenomena! this multimedia component emphasizes what is most obvious about biological systems: living things move. Students can also manipulate and re-program the included Excel graphs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 80521156 ...
