Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences, 2nd Edition
Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences, 2nd Edition
By: Raymond Chang, Charles Lovett
Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences has been optimized for a one-semester course in physical chemistry for students of biosciences or a course in biophysical chemistry. Most students enrolled in this course have taken general chemistry, organic chemistry, and a year of physics and calculus.
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Known as a "kinder, gentler P-Chem text,” this bestseller is back in an updated second edition for the one-semester physical chemistry course. Carefully crafted to match the needs and interests of students majoring in the life sciences, Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences has been revised to provide students with a sophisticated appreciation for physical chemistry as the basis for a variety of interesting biological phenomena. Major changes to the new edition include:
- Discussion of intermolecular forces in chapter
- Detailed discussion of protein and nucleic acid structure, providing students with the background needed to fully understand the biological applications of thermodynamics and kinetics described later in the book
- Expanded and updated descriptions of biological examples, such as protein misfolding diseases, photosynthesis, and vision
Raymond Chang
Raymond Chang was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Shanghai and Hong Kong, China. He received his B.Sc. degree in chemistry from London University, England and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Yale University. After doing postdoctoral research at Washington University and teaching for a year at Hunter College of the City University of New York, he joined the chemistry department at Williams College. Chang has served on the American Chemical Society Examination Committee and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Committee. He has also served as editor of The Chemical Educator and has authored books on general chemistry and spectroscopy.
Charles Lovett
Charles “Chip” Lovett grew up in Long Island, New York and began his college career studying architecture. After an eight-year hiatus from college that included work as a portrait artist, truck driver, and auto mechanic, he returned to college and took his first chemistry course at the age of 26. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Cornell University. In 1985 Lovett joined the chemistry department at Williams College, where he taught a wide variety of courses including biophysical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, and enzyme kinetics and reactions mechanisms. His research at Williams focused on the bacterial SOS DNA repair system and involved more than 300 Williams College students. He also directed and taught in summer science programs for elementary school students and entering Williams College students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. He and colleague Raymond Chang wrote a stripped down textbook for first-time chemistry students entitled Understanding Chemistry. For relaxation, he plays the guitar and the piano and enjoys skiing, sailing, motorcycling, and running marathons.