Computational Modeling And Simulations Of Biomolecular Systems

This textbook provides a broad survey of simulation, modeling, and computations in biophysics, designed for senior undergraduate students and graduate students with a basic familiarity with simple mathematics. It covers physical description, phenomenological models, and conceptual elements for different levels of approximations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

This comprehensive textbook, originally developed for the course "Simulation, Modeling, and Computations in Biophysics" taught at the University of Chicago since 2011, has been carefully crafted to cater to a diverse student cohort with backgrounds ranging from biology, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and mathematics. The course's primary objective is to offer a broad survey that spans from the physical description of complex molecular systems at their fundamental level to the phenomenological models commonly employed to represent the functioning of large biological macromolecular machines. The book's central focus is to introduce key conceptual elements as building blocks for formulating different levels of approximations, with the aim of clarifying their interrelationships as much as possible. While the text assumes a basic familiarity with simple mathematics, including calculus, integrals, ordinary differential equations, matrix linear algebra, and Fourier-Laplace transforms, it is designed to be accessible to students with a strong interest in biophysics and computational biology. By presenting a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, this textbook serves as a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic and complex processes governing biological systems.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 159 x 235 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811232756