I. Mysteries, Metaphors, Models
1. What the ancients knew
2. What’s inside cells
II. Diffusion, Dissipation, Drive
3. The molecular dance
4. Random walks, friction, and diffusion
5. Life in the slow lane: The low Reynolds-number world
6. Entropy, temperature, and free energy
7. Entropic forces at work
8. Chemical forces and self-assembly
III. Molecules, Machines, Mechanisms
9. Cooperative transitions in macromolecules
10. Enzymes and molecular machines
11. Machines in membranes
12. Nerve impulses
Global list of symbols and units
Numerical values
Index