Introduction
1. he Consequences of Physics and Chemistry for Life

The Energetics of Chemical Reactions
2. Basic Thermodynamics
3. Chemical Potential and Multiple Component Systems
4. Binding of Ligands to Macromolecules
5. Acids, Bases and pH Regulation
6. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions and Electrochemistry
7. Chemical Potentials and the Properties of Solutions
8. Ideal and Non-Ideal Solutions

The Rates of Chemical Reactions
9. Basic Chemical Kinetics and Single-Step Reactions
10. Applications of Chemical Kinetics to Multiwtep Reactions
11. Catalysis and Enzyme Kinetics
12. Multisubstrate Enzyme Kinetics and Enzyme Inhibition
13. Coupled Reactions and Biochemical Pathways

Atomic and Molecular Structure
14. Quantum Mechanics : Particles, Waves and the Quantisation of Energy
15. Electrons in Atoms
16. Bonding in Molecules
17. Interaction of Molecules with Electromagnetic Radiation
18. Non-Covalent Interactions and Macromolecular Structure

Appendices
Appendix 1. Note on Units and Constants
Appendix 2. Mathematical Tools Needed for This Text
Appendix 3. Answers to Problems
Index