These are notes about
using mathematics to study the molecular structure of molecules, especially long
organic molecules like DNA and proteins. Topics covered includes: Molecular
Genetics: DNA, Proteins, Frames and moving frames, Orthogonal transformations
and Rotations, Torsion angles and pdb files, X-ray Crystallography, Lattices,
and Fourier Series, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and distance geometry, Protein
Folding.
The aim of this book is that a non expert
can gain some appreciation for the intricacies involved, and in the current
state of affairs. The expert meanwhile, can gain a deeper understanding of the
topic.