Roussel Marc R. A Life Scientist's Guide to Physical Chemistry

Cambridge University Press, 2012. — 451 p., ISBN: 1107006783 , 052118696XMotivating 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.Orientation: What is physical chemistry about?Quantum mechanics and spectroscopy
A quick tour of quantum mechanical ideas
SpectroscopyThermodynamics
Thermodynamics preliminaries
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Free Energy
Chemical equilibrium and coupled reactions
Non-ideal behavior
ElectrochemistryKinetics
Basics of chemical kinetics
Initial rate experiments and simple empirical rate laws
Integrated Rate Laws
Complex reactions
Enzyme kinetics
Techniques for studying fast reactions
Factors that affect the rate constant
Diffusion and reactions in solution