Molecular Modeling and Simulation: An Interdisciplinary Guide
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1. Verfasser: Schlick, Tamar (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Springer New York 2002
Schriftenreihe:Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics 21
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Beschreibung:Science is a way of looking, reverencing. And the purpose of all science, like living, which amounts to the same thing, is not the accumulation of gnostic power, the fixing of formulas for the name of God, the stockpiling of brutal efficiency, accomplishing the sadistic myth of progress. The purpose of science is to revive and cultivate a perpetual state of wonder. For nothing deserves wonder so much as our capacity to experience it. Roald Hoffman and Shira Leibowitz Schmidt, in Old Wine, New Flasks: Reflections on Science and Jewish Tradition (W. H. Freeman, 1997). Challenges in Teaching Molecular Modeling This textbook evolved from a graduate course termed Molecular Modeling introduced in the fall of 1996 at New York University. The primary goal of the course is to stimulate excitement for molecular modeling research - much in the spirit of Hoffman and Leibowitz Schmidt above - while providing grounding in the discipline. Such knowledge is valuable for research dealing with many practical problems in both the academic and industrial sectors, from developing treatments for AIDS (via inhibitors to the protease enzyme of the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV-1) to designing potatoes that yield spot-free potato chips (via transgenic potatoes with altered carbohydrate metabolism). In the course of writing this text, the notes have expanded to function also as an introduction to the field for scientists in other disciplines by providing a global perspective into problems and approaches, rather than a comprehensive survey xii Preface
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XLIII, 635 p)
ISBN:9780387224640
9781475758931
ISSN:0939-6047
DOI:10.1007/978-0-387-22464-0

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