Book, Conceptual Biophysics 2/21[LS]

Conceptual Biophysics, the second edition of the successful Essential Biophysics, is the result of the evolution and maturation of this work, and is now available on the market completely reformulated, revised and updated, to offer objective, clear and, above all, uncomplicated content for students of this discipline.. Its accessible and self-explanatory text makes it possible for the reader to achieve an excellent general understanding of Biophysics, exercising self-teaching.. In this way, the teacher can dedicate full time only to the most important and complex subjects – which require his/her personal intervention –, providing extraordinary gains for learning. Organized didactically in 10 chapters, their respective contents represent central themes of Biophysics for a course lasting approximately four months.. To further facilitate learning, in addition to the tables and exquisite illustrations, a series of pedagogical resources were developed to complement the text, among which the following stand out::Study objectives: Each chapter begins by explaining the objectives that the reader can achieve.Key concepts of the chapter: list of fundamental terms for understanding the chapter in particular and Biophysics in general.Biophysics in Focus: boxes that permeate the text with information that aims to concentrate certain information in one place, such as curiosities, complementary texts and examples of the application of Biophysics. Highlighted excerpts: represent fundamental ideas for understanding the context or the formalization of important premises for Biophysics.Summary: summarizes, in topics, the central ideas of the theme presented in the chapter.Self-assessment: questions relating to the content presented in the chapter, the answers to which can be easily found throughout the text.Questions for further research: still in the Self-Assessment section, there are questions that begin with the magnifying glass, an icon that indicates that the student will not find the answers in the book, and must do additional research to obtain the answers. Complementary activity: boxes with proposed readings and supplementary activities.