Random Walks in Biology, First Edition.

Berg, Howard C.

ISBN 10: 0691082456 / ISBN 13: 9780691082455

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey

About this Item

Random Walks in Biology, First Edition by Howard C. Berg, published by Princeton University Press in 1983, is a hardcover in Very Good condition. The book contains ix + 142 pages and features glossy blue covers with a random walk pattern in yellow on the front cover, complemented by yellow and white lettering on the covers and spine. Minor wear to the corners lightly exposes the boards, but overall, the covers are in excellent shape. The binding is square and tight, ensuring its durability, with only minor abrasion visible on the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked, ready for use by the reader.This book serves as a lucid and accessible introduction to statistical physics, crafted specifically for students of biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. It provides a solid framework for understanding the random motions of molecules, subcellular particles, cells, and various processes influenced by these movements. Without requiring prior knowledge of thermodynamics, it offers readers a clear insight into diffusion, sedimentation, electrophoresis, chromatography, and cell motility. These topics come to life through engaging discussions of random walks of individual particles.The author, Howard C. Berg, is Professor of Biology at Harvard University and a Member of the Rowland Institute for Science, adding significant credibility to the book's insights and teachings.This book will be carefully packaged with materials to protect it during shipment and shield it from environmental damage. A USPS electronic tracking number will be provided at no additional charge. If you d like additional details or images of the book, please feel free to reach out.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Random Walks in Biology, First Edition.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691082456
• ISBN 13: 9780691082455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 8.75W x 5.7H x 0.65D inches 8.75 inches width by 5.7 inches height by 0.65 inches depth

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Synopsis

This book is a lucid, straightforward introduction to the concepts and techniques of statistical physics that students of biology, biochemistry, and biophysics must know. It provides a sound basis for understanding random motions of molecules, subcellular particles, or cells, or of processes that depend on such motion or are markedly affected by it. Readers do not need to understand thermodynamics in order to acquire a knowledge of the physics involved in diffusion, sedimentation, electrophoresis, chromatography, and cell motility--subjects that become lively and immediate when the author discusses them in terms of random walks of individual particles.

About the Author

Howard C. Berg is Professor of Biology at Harvard University and a Member of the Rowland Institute for Science.