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Random Walks in Biology [Paperback]

Howard C. Berg (Author)
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A scholarly and pedagogically masterly introduction to diffusion, its physics and its statistics. -- Charles DeLisi, Nature

I very strongly recommend this excellent book to students as a supplementary textbook in courses on biochemistry, physiology, and biophysics. Moreover, research scientists and scholars should enjoy reading it. -- Akira Okubo, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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This book is a lucid, straightforward introduction to the concepts and techniques of statistical physics that students of biology, biochemistry, and biophysics must know. It provides a sound basis for understanding random motions of molecules, subcellular particles, or cells, or of processes that depend on such motion or are markedly affected by it. Readers do not need to understand thermodynamics in order to acquire a knowledge of the physics involved in diffusion, sedimentation, electrophoresis, chromatography, and cell motility--subjects that become lively and immediate when the author discusses them in terms of random walks of individual particles.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A special book, Nov 23 2011
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Aaron Slepkov (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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This book may be decades old, but the simple physical insight it sheds on the statistical motion of particles and motile cells is well worth a read. It is inspiring to see how many of the analytical (bio)chemistry tools used to separate particles by mass/size are still used today, and how the physical principles on which they are based are simple statistical physics. Overall a very interesting read either as a refresher or for first time students. At $40, however, this book is a little expensive, especially in light of the low production value of this flimsy pamphlet-sized "book".
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks., July 2 1999
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If you're interested in learning the physics underlying cellular biology, then you should read this book.

The physics is pithy and the language is clear.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Source Book on Random Walk Maths - Easy Read, May 29 2005
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This review is from: Random Walks in Biology (Paperback)
I bought this book in 1995 to get an understanding of random walk phenomena.

The random walk equations are mostly biologically based.

That is equations that describe the motion of biological things.

Type of things covered ( including but not limited to)

Ficks equations

Diffusion

Drift

drag

Diffusion at Equilibrium

Derivation of Boltzman equation

Importance of KT

Mean Square Velocity

Einstien-Scmoluchowski relation

Flagellar propulsion

Motility of Escherichia Coli

Probability Distributions (Gaussian , Binomial , Poisson)

etc

The book is a fairly easy read.

You'll need at least high school to uni maths background.

The maths is fairly practical stuff ( translatable to s/w code )

There are plenty of graphs and diagrams.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An easy, enjoyable read!, Oct 2 2005
By Vivek Sharma "Kavi" - Published on Amazon.com
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Random walks in Biology explains concepts of diffusion driven processes in a lucid, intuitive and didactic fashion. The approach lacks mathematical rigor, but abounds in examples to incite interest in one and all. For physicists, this book offers a delightful peek into biophysical processes where their mathematical skills and knowledge of random processes can be utilized and tested. For biologists and chemists, the book presents an erudite route to understanding how these random processes, diffusion and fluctuations influence function and design of biological contrusts.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Too expensive, April 15 2011
By J. R. G. Mendonca - Published on Amazon.com
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This book intertwines the physics and the mathematics of basic diffusion phenomena within a biology setting in a very well balanced manner. As such, it may appeal to the biology/biochemistry/biophysics student interested in the role of diffusion phenomena in biology, including chemotaxis and bacterial motility. No doubt this little book has its value. Howard Berg is an authority in the subject, a member of learned societies, and teaches at Harvard.

However, I found the book a little meagre for its price. You can find similar material intended for the same audience for free on the internet. Moreover---perhaps due to its age, most probably deliberately---, the text does not discuss the role of stochasticity in biology in general, an important topic in modern molecular and cell biology. Definitely does not worth the dollars. I read an exemplar from the local library---with much profit---, but would buy it only if its price were half the current price tag ($32), at maximum.
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