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 electrochemistryPart 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 statePart 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 transferFurther information 1: Mathematical techniquesFurther information 2: Essential concepts of physicsData sectionAnswers to exercisesAnswers to problemsIndex