This beautiful treatment of cellular biophysics is a landmark. It is comprehensive, scholarly, interesting and clear as a bell. Everyone seriously interested in how cells do business with their surroundings will want to read it.
Charles F. Stevens, The Salk Institute
Weiss's approach is to view the cell as a whole by relating each subsystem to the cell's overall function. Because he describes biophysical laws carefully and provides many examples, student and researcher alike can gain a deep appreciation and understanding of a cell's complexity.
Dr. Don H. Johnson, Professor of Electrical & Computer engineering and Statistics, Rice University
In this two volume series Weiss lays the foundations of cellular biophysics on physical principles in a framework that should be easily accessible to any student with a basic understanding of calculus and differential equations. The extensive set of thoughtful problems provided with each chapter will be invaluable in solidifying the student's understanding. I think it will be tremendous fun to teach from these texts.
Murray B. Sachs, Massey Professor and Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
An easy to read and welcome undergraduate text on transport across cell membranes which provides both breadth and depth; in particular, an excellent introduction to electrophysiology.
Robert Plonsey, Pfizer Inc./ Edmund T. Pratt Jr., University Professor of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
