Biological Physics

GOAL: In this book we will address the physics of living phenomena primarily through thermal and statistical methods. We intend this book to be a textbook book for undergraduates studying biophysics (Biological Physics) The book content will be developed by students of an undergraduate Thermal Physics class. We hope to seed this site with a good starting point in order to develop a good open source textbook for future students.

Contents

 * Chapter I: /The Zeroth & First Laws/
 * /How work, pressure, and volume are related/
 * /Boyles Law/
 * /Charles' Law/


 * Chapter II: /Probability, Entropy, & the Second Law/
 * /Stirling's Approximation/
 * /Absorption/


 * Chapter III: /The Third Law/
 * /Heat Engines, Refrigerators, and Efficiency/


 * Chapter IV: /Interactions & Equilibrium/


 * Chapter V: /Statistical Mechanics/


 * Chapter VI: /Free Energy/


 * Chapter VII: /The Random Walk/


 * Chapter VIII: /Blackbody Radiation/


 * Chapter IX: /Figures/