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9780805382778

Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805382778

  • ISBN10:

    0805382771

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-07-12
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

KEY BENEFIT:Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciencespresents the core concepts of physical chemistry with mathematical rigor and conceptual clarity, and develops the modern biological applications alongside the physical principles. The traditional presentations of physical chemistry are augmented with material that makes these chemical ideas biologically relevant, applying physical principles to the understanding of the complex problems of 21st century biology.KEY TOPICS: Physical Chemistry, Biology.MARKET: For all readers interested in physical chemistry and biology.

Table of Contents

Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics
Heat, Work, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
The Importance of State Functions: Internal Energy and Enthalpy
Thermochemistry
Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
The Gibbs Energy and Chemical Equilibrium
Phase Equilibria
Ideal and Real Solutions
Electrolyte Solutions, Electrochemical Cells, and Redox Reactions
Principles of Biochemical Thermodynamics
Biochemical Equilibria
From Classical to Quantum Mechanics
The Schrödinger Equation
Using Quantum Mechanics on Simple Systems: The Free Particle, the Particle in a Box, and the Harmonic Oscillator
The Hydrogen Atom and Many-Electron Atoms
Chemical Bonding in Diatomic Molecules
Molecular Structure and Energy Levels for Polyatomic Molecules
Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy
Electronic Spectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The Structure of Biomolecules at the Nanometer Scale: X-Ray Diffraction and Atomic Force Microscopy
The Boltzmann Distribution
Statistical Thermodynamics
Transport Phenomena
Elementary Chemical Kinetics
Complex Biological Reactions
Appendices
Math Supplement
Data Tables
Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
Index
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