Key features

• •Provides extensive coverage of principles, instrumentation, and applications of molecular spectroscopy
• •Facilitates a modular approach to teaching and learning about chemical instrumentation
• •Helps students visualize the effects that electromagnetic radiation in different regions of the spectrum has on matter
• •Connects the fundamental theory of the effects of electromagnetic radiation on matter to the design and use of spectrophotometers
• •Features numerous figures and diagrams to facilitate learning
• •Includes several worked examples and companion exercises throughout each chapter so that readers can check their understanding
• •Offers numerous problems at the end of each chapter to allow readers to apply what they have learned
• •Includes case studies that illustrate how spectroscopy is used in practice, including analyzing works of art, studying the kinetics of enzymatic reactions, detecting explosives, and determining the DNA sequence of the human genome
• •Complements Chromatography: Principles and Instrumentation