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Biological thermodynamics / Donald T. Haynie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haynie, Donald T. (Donald Templeton), 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biothermodynamics.
- Physical biochemistry.
- Bioenergetics.
- Thermodynamics.
- Biochemical Phenomena.
- Biochemistry.
- Energy Metabolism.
- Biophysics.
- Medical Subjects:
- Thermodynamics.
- Biochemical Phenomena.
- Biochemistry.
- Energy Metabolism.
- Biophysics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 422 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This inter-disciplinary guide to the thermodynamics of living organisms has been thoroughly revised and updated. Providing a uniquely integrated and notably current overview of the subject, the second edition retains the refreshingly readable style of the first edition and serves as an eminently useful introduction to the study of energy transformation in the life sciences. Biological Thermodynamics is a particularly accessible means for biology, biochemistry, and bioengineering undergraduate students to acquaint themselves with the physical dimension of their subject. The emphasis throughout the text is on internalizing basic concepts and sharpening problem-solving skills. The mathematical difficulty increases gradually by chapter but no calculus is required. Topics covered include energy and its transformation, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, the Gibbs free energy, statistical thermodynamics, binding equilibria, and reaction kinetics. Each chapter comprises numerous illustrative examples from different areas of biochemistry, as well as a broad range of exercises and references for further study.
- Contents:
- Energy transformation
- The first law of thermodynamics
- The second law of thermodynamics
- Gibbs free energy
- theory
- applications
- Statistical thermodynamics
- Binding equilibria
- Reaction kinetics
- The frontier of biological thermodynamics
- Appendices. General references ; Biocalorimetry ; Useful tables ; BASIC program for computing the intrinsic rate of amide hydrogen exchange from the backbone of a polypeptide.
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780511802690
- 0511802692
- Publisher Number:
- 99986163126
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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