Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 202 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Subject

1. Biophysics
2. Models, Molecular

Contents

1. The use of models in science -- The observation process -- Electromagnetic radiation, a general discussion -- Electromagnetic radiation, a wave -- Electromagnetic radiation, a particle -- The electron, a particle -- The electron, a wave -- The nucleus -- The atom, the plum pudding model -- The atom -- The Bohr planetary model -- The atom, the quantum mechanical model -- The hydrogen atom -- Polyelectronic atoms -- The covalent bond -- The ionic bond -- The hydrogen bond -- Van Der Waals' interactions -- The absorption spectrophotometer -- Solubility -- Thermodynamics in biology -- The flow of energy through a living system -- Free energy -- The coupled-reactions model -- Activation energy and catalysis -- Enzymes and the determination of cell chemistry -- Material transport -- Metabolic heat generation and loss.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.