The Elements of Physical Chemistry : With Applications in Biology

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Summary: Informative and provolking
Review: Atkin's analysis of the integration of physical chemistry and biology I believe made a much better model for future biophysics. The text is an informative resource for one, and also an excellent educational tool. Also, its implications are almost frightening in their scope and degree. This was an excellent book, indeed. It is still an excellent text, and probably will be a worthwhile read for many years to come.

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Summary: the book is a mess
Review: I feel compelled to add my two cents because this textbook has been such a nightmare to use. It completely lacks any rational organizational structure. It strikes me as the culmination of the work of a competent chemist but poor author working with an even more atrocious editor. Working the problems requires hunting down tables buried in other chapters and is often made more difficult by numerous errors in the solutions manual. It is so bad I am counting the days until I can get rid of it.