Physical Biology of the Cell

by Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot

Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell and molecular biology from the distinct perspective of physical biology. As a key organizing principle, the proximity of topics is based on the physical concepts that unite a given set of biological phenomena. Herein lies the central that the appropriate application of a few fundamental physical models can serve as the foundation of whole bodies of quantitative biological intuition, useful across a wide range of biological problems. The Second Edition features full-color illustrations throughout, two new chapters, a significantly expanded set of end-of-chapter problems, and is available in a variety of e-book formats.

Genres: Biology, Science, Physics, Textbooks, Biography

1057 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2008

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Reviews

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Physical Biology of the Cell is a lovely book. While I think it's more suitable for biologists initiating themselves into (bio)physics, it's certainly a fun read for a physicist. Although I would have personally liked more mathematization, I don't think that was the intention of the book and I respect that. Luckily, the vast quantity of illustrations (cartoons ;)) and the lovely writing style make up for any eventual quibbles.

[Helin Henstridge · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is interesting, although it definitely was not helpful for my homework assignments even though the professor recommended us this book. I do think there's a lot of content and ways to solve problems that is skipped over in this textbook, but I definitely still learned a lot.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really great textbook on biophysics, still going through it, but they do a fantastic job, with wonderful example problems.

[Anja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, well-written and engaging text.