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008			190205b2008 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781107624832
082			_a572.436 HAY-D
100			_aHaynie, Donald T.
245			_aBiological thermodynamics / _cDonald T. Haynie
250			_a2nd
260			_aIndia _bCambridge University Press _c2008
300			_a422 p.
365			_aINR _b750.00.
500			_aEmphasizing basic concepts and the development of problem-solving skills, this is an introduction to the study of energy transformations for students of the biological sciences. Mathematical complexity is kept to a minimum. This inter-disciplinary guide to the thermodynamics of living organisms has been thoroughly revised and updated . Providing a uniquely integrated and notably current overview of the subject, the second edition retains the refreshingly readable style of the first edition and serves as an eminently useful introduction to the study of energy transformation in the life sciences. Biological thermodynamics is a particularly accessible means for biology, biochemistry, and bio engineering undergraduates students to acquiant themselves with the physical dimension of their subject. The emphasis throughout the text is on internalizing basic concepts and sharpening problem-solving skills. The mathematical difficulty increases gradually by chapter but no calculus is required. Topics covered include energy and its transformation, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the Gibbs free energy statistical thermodynamics, binding equilibrium, and reaction kinetics.
650			_aPhysical biochemistry
650			_aBioenergetics
650			_aThermodynamics
650			_aBiothermodynamics