A Life Scientist's Guide to Physical Chemistry - Softcover

Roussel, Marc R. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052118696X ISBN 13: 9780521186964

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Motivating students to engage with physical chemistry through biological examples, this textbook demonstrates how the tools of physical chemistry can be used to illuminate biological questions. It clearly explains key principles and their relevance to life science students, using only the most straightforward and relevant mathematical tools. More than 350 exercises are spread throughout the chapters, covering a wide range of biological applications and explaining issues that students often find challenging. These, along with problems at the end of each chapter and end-of-term review questions, encourage active and continuous study. Over 130 worked examples, many deriving directly from life sciences, help students connect principles and theories to their own laboratory studies. Connections between experimental measurements and key theoretical quantities are frequently highlighted and reinforced. Answers to the exercises are included in the book. Fully worked solutions and answers to the review problems, password-protected for instructors, are available at www.cambridge.org/roussel.

About this title

Book Description:

Using only the most straightforward and relevant mathematical tools, this textbook demonstrates how the tools of physical chemistry can be used to illuminate biological questions. It includes more than 350 exercises, along with worked examples and problems at the end of each chapter to encourage active and continuous study.

About the Author:

Marc R. Roussel is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge, Canada. His research on the dynamics of biological systems lies at the interface of chemistry, biology and mathematics. He has been teaching physical chemistry for the past fifteen years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 052118696X
• ISBN 13: 9780521186964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 458