Preface To the Student Part I The Science and Philosophy of Biophysical Study Chapter 1 Introdution to the Principles and Practice of Biophysical Chemsitry Chapter 2 Physical Thoughts,Biological Systems:The Application of Modeling Principles to Understanding Bioloical Systems Chapter 3 Probability and Statistics Part 2 Physical Foundations Chpater 4 Physical Principles:Energy-The Prime Observable Chapter 5 Physical Principles:Mechanics and Motion Chpater 6 Physical Principles:Waves Chpater 7 Physical Principles:Electrostatics Chpater 8 Physical Principles:Electromagnetics Chapter 9 Physical Principles:Quantum Mechanics Chpater 10 Chemical Principles Part 3 Measuring a System:Tools for Exploring Natural State Space Chapter 11 Measuring the Energy of a System:Energetics and the First Law of Thermodynamics Chapter 12 The Whole Is Greater than the Sun of Its Parts:Entropy and the Second Law Chapter 13 Which Way Is That System Going?The Gibbs Free Energy Chpater 14 Friends and Neighbors-Interactions in a System:Phase Equilibria Chpater 15 Spectroscopy:Analysis of Structure Chpater 16 Analysis of Structure:Microscopy Chpater 17 Scenic Overlook Backward and Forward Part 4 The Structure of Biological State Space:Building a Model of Aqueous Biochemistry Chpater 18 Water:A Unique Structure,a Unique Solvent Chapter 19 Ion-Solvent Interactions …… Part 5 Function and Action in State Space Epilogue Appendixes Physical Constants Answers to Selected Problems Index