Previous ed.: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Analytical chemistry as a (bio)chemical discipline -- 2. Key references in analytical sciences -- 3. Analytical features -- 4. The analytical process -- 5. The analytical problem -- 6. Analytical quality management -- 7. Basic statistics -- 8. Advanced chemometrics -- 9. Introduction to chemical equilibria -- 10. Acid-base equilibria and titrations -- 11. Complexes in analytical chemistry - complexometric titrations -- 12. Redox equilibria and titrations -- 13. Precipitation methods and thermoanalysis -- 14. Liquid-liquid systems -- 15. Liquid-solid equilibria -- 16. Gas-liquid and gas-solid systems -- 17. Kinetics and catalysis -- 18. Electroanalysis -- 19. Introduction to separation methods -- 20. Sample preparation -- 21. Chromatography -- 22. Electrophoresis -- 23. Field-flow fractionation -- 24. Elemental analysis -- 25. Compound and molecule specific analysis -- 26. Coupling of chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques -- 27. Surface and interface analysis -- 28. Structural analysis -- 29. Introduction -- 30. Laboratory automation -- 31. Flow injection analysis -- 32. Miniaturized analytical systems -- 33. Chemical sensors -- 34. Biosensors -- 35. Screening systems -- 36. Process analytical chemistry -- App. Key to literature -- App. List of SI units -- App. Collection of data -- App. Laser principles and characteristics -- App. Colthup table -- App. Statistical tables -- App. Matrix algebra.