CHEM 280: Chemistry of Water: Connecting Self, Society, and Environment at the Local Scale (Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Rostan)

Biochemistry:Fundamentals and Bioenergetics presents information about the basic andapplied aspects of the chemistry of living organisms. The textbook covers the scopeand importance of biochemistry, the latest physical techniques to determine biomolecularstructure, detailed classification, structure and function of biomolecules suchas carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins,enzymes and hormones. Readers will also learn aboutprocesses central to energy metabolism including photosynthesis andrespiration, oxidative phosphorylation, DNA replication, transcription andtranslation, recombinant DNA technology. Key Features- logical approach to biochemistry with several examples- 10 organizedchapters on biochemistry fundamentals and metabolism- focus onbiomolecules and biochemical processes - referencesfor further reading Biochemistry:Fundamentals and Bioenergetics is a useful textbook for undergraduatestudents involved in courses in life sciences, biochemistry and other branchesof natural sciences.

This book presents applications of chemistry specific to topics, issues, and problems relevant to environmental engineering. It is the companion volume to Chemistry for Environmental Engineering. Considerable effort has been made to clarify and explain the subjects of air and water quality, including a section on colloids. Other topics include hazardous materials, radiation hazards and sources, toxicology and chemical hygiene, and a final chapter devoted to environmental issues of contemporary interest and importance.

This book is a unique synthesis of the latest findings in the quantum physics and chemistry of water that will tell you why it is so remarkably fit for life. It offers a novel panoramic perspective of cell biology based on water as means, medium, and message of life. This book is a sequel to The Rainbow and The Worm, The Physics of Organisms, which has remained in a class of its own for nearly 20 years since the publication of the first edition. Living Rainbow H2O continues the fascinating journey in the author's quest for the meaning of life, in science and beyond. Like The Rainbow and The Worm, the present book will appeal to readers in the arts and humanities as well as scientists; not least because the author herself is an occasional artist and poet. Great care has been taken to explain terms and concepts for the benefit of the general reader. At the same time, sufficient scientific details are provided in text boxes for the advanced reader and researcher without interrupting the main story."