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Thermodynamik und Kinetik sind die Schlüssel zum Verständnis des Ablaufs chemischer Reaktionen. Alles, was Biowissenschaftler auf diesen Gebieten wissen müssen, vermittelt dieses Lehrbuch gut nachvollziehbar. Der Autor kommt mit einem Minimum an mathematischen Herleitungen aus und erläutert theoretische Erkenntnisse anschaulich an Problemen aus der Praxis. Ein exzellenter Begleiter fürs Studium! (08/00)
List of contents
Heat, Work, and Energy.
Entropy and Free Energy.
Applications of Thermodynamics to Biological Systems.
Chemical Kinetics.
Applications of Kinetics to Biological Systems.
Ligand Binding to Macromolecules.
Appendices.
Index.
Summary
Thermodynamics explains if a chemical reactions will occur spontaneously. Kinetics deals with the rate at which chemical reactions occur. This book provides biological researchers with a clear, easily accessible introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics, providing numerous biological examples.
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"If you are not a biochemist, I would strongly recommend this book for inclusion in you r personal library, particularly if you teach general chemistry...examples are wonderful and easy to find and grasp...If you are a biochemist...I recommend buying this book because of the problems at the end of the chapters and...the chapters on ligand binding and applications of kinetics provide examples and data treatment not often found in biochemistry textbooks..."(Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 78, No. 4, April 2001)
"...reveals to first year graduate students...the physical chemistry tools they need to investigate molecular phenomena..." (SciTech Book News, March 2001)
