Book Recommendation: Molecular Driving Forces: Statistical Thermodynamics in Chemistry and Biology
by Ken Dill, Sarina Bromberg
From Nov 2024 to the early Feb 2025, I read Molecular Driving Forces, and I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in the physical basis of biology and chemistry.
This book is like a more advanced version of Protein Actions, focusing on statistical thermodynamics and the molecular forces that govern biological systems.
Personally, I did my undergraduate studies at Lanzhou University, and the math I learned there is more than enough to understand this book. I believe this level of mathematical understanding should be standard training for STEM students, at least in China. The physics and math are not overly difficult, and this book is very approachable if you have a basic science background.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203809075
If you are looking for a deeper, physics-based understanding of molecular biology and chemistry, this book is a MUST-READ and an excellent follow-up to Protein Actions.
