Part 1 Equilibrium 1 The properties of gases 2 The First Law: the concepts 3 The First Law: the machinery 4 The Second Law: the concepts 5 The Second Law: the machinery 6 Physicaltransformations of pure substances 7 Simple mixtures 8 Phase diagrams 9 Chemical equilibrium 10 Equilibrium electrochemistry Part 2 Structure 11 Quantum theory: introduction and principles 12 Quantum theory: techniques and applications 13 Atomic structure and atomic spectra 14 Molecular structure 15 Molecular symmetry 16 Spectroscopy 1: rotational and vibrational spectra 17 Spectroscopy 2: electronic transitions 18 Spectroscopy 3: magnetic resonance 19 Statistical thermodynamics: the concepts 20 Statistical thermodynamics: the machinery 21 Molecular interactions 22 Macromolecules and aggregates 23 The solid state Part 3 Change 24 Molecules in motion 25 The rates of chemical reactions 26 The kinetics of complex reactions 27 Molecular reaction dynamics 28 Processes at solid surfaces 29 Dynamics of electron transfer Further information 1: Mathematical techniques Further information 2: Essential concepts of physics Data section Answers to exercises Answers to problems Index