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Foundations of Biophysics serves as an introductory textbook for physical science students to the principles and problems of the life sciences. The book offers to teach physical science students the basic vocabulary of the life sciences and the applications of physics and chemistry to a wide range of biological problems. Topics presented in the book include biological vocabulary and concepts; biological functions at the molecular level of each biological system; and commonly used tools of experimental biophysics. Students in the field of physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering will find t.
Front Cover; Foundations of Biophysics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; UNIT I: Becoming Acquainted with Living Systems; CHAPTER I. The Biologist's View of Life; Characteristics of Life; Responsiveness; Cellular Organization; Cellular Division; Biological Classification; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER II. The Chemistry of Living Systems; Chemical Bonds; Subunits of Macromolecules; Biological Macromolecules; Cellular Energy Conversion; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER III. Genetics; Mendelian Genetics; Molecular Genetics; References and Suggested Reading
CHAPTER IV. Molecular Transport in Living SystemsDiffusion; Membranes; References and Suggested Reading; UNIT II: The Biophysical Approach to Special Organ Systems; CHAPTER V. The Nervous System; Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System; The Nerve Impulse; Nervous System Function; Learning and Memory; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER VI. Sound and Hearing; Some Physical Aspects of Sound; Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear; Theoretical Mechanisms of Hearing; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER VII. Light and Vision; Some Physical Aspects of Light
CHAPTER XI. Techniques Using Wave PhenomenaMicroscopy; X-Ray Diffraction; Absorption Spectrophotometry; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER XII. Techüíques Using Nuclear Phenomena; Fundamental Properties of Atomic Nuclei; Isotopic Tracer Methods; Effects of Radiation on Living Systems; References and Suggested Reading; CHAPTER XIII. Techüíques Using Mechanical and Electrical Phenomena; Centrifugation and Sedimentation; Biophysical Instrumentation; References and Suggested Reading; Glossary; Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index.