Biophysics : an introduction /
Rodney M.J. Cotterill
- 1st ed.
- Chichester, West Sussex ; New York : John Wiley, [2006]
- xii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Chemical binding -- Energies, forces and bonds -- Rates of reaction -- Transport processes -- Some techniques and methods -- Biological polymers -- Biological membranes -- Biological energy -- Movement of organisms -- Excitable membranes -- Nerve signals -- Memory -- Control of movement -- Appendix A: Elements of quantum mechanics -- Appendix B: The hydrogen atom -- Appendix C: Thermal motion -- Appendix D: Probability distributions -- Appendix E: Differential equations