A Textbook that combines biology, chemistry, and physics?

jeik

Is there any textbook or any book (introductory, mostly) out there that combines the teaching of physics, biology, and chemistry phenomenon while appropriately teaching the details for each of the fields as it goes on. Or anything similar?

Mike H

I'm not sure that there's anything out there that has quite what you're looking for here.

Having said that, I would suspect that there will be one day, given the rise of integrated science curriculums at various schools. You might be interested in checking out, for example, the Princeton program and seeing what texts they use/recommend.

jeik

Wow, thanks a lot!

Unfortunately, it seems that they don't have the textbook I'm looking for, but rather individual ones that focus on one topic, contrary to my desire.

aceofsporks

You might want to look at Life and Energy by Isaac Asimov: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...ife_and_Energy

mazinse

the more broad you go the less you learn, it's not a good idea for studying but maybe for introduction

dgillis

You might consider:
Biological Physics, Energy, Information, Life, Updated 1st Ed.
by Philip NelsonPublished by W. H. Freeman and Company, NY
630 pages
" make the big picture accessible to any student who has taken first-year physics and calculus (plus a smattering of high school chemitry and biology), and who is willing to stretch."

It is a great text!

http://www.amazon.com/Biological-Phy.../dp/0716798972

dgillis

Also a great text:



Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, 4th Edition (Biological and Medical Physics)
by Russell K. Hobbie, published by Springer

chill_factor

http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Phy...l+biochemistry

RabbitWho

A maths textbook! I kid I kid.

Why not try going to second hand stores or advertising in the paper for used high-school "Science" textbooks, saying you don't care if they're from the old syllabus. (The information is usually up-to-date but the syllabus keeps changing to help publishers make money). Actually the fact that they're doing it just to make money is usually illustrated really clearly in how they leave in information which has been discredited.