Book excerpt: Introduction to chemical analysis;gravimetric analysis;sampling and sample preparation;statistics in chemical analysis;chemical equilibrium;introduction to titrimetric analysis;acid-base titration and calculations;complexometric titrations and calculations;oxidation-reduction andother titrations;potentiometry and ion-selective electrodes;analysis with instruments and computers;fundamentals of light;molecular spectrophotometry;fluorometry;atomic absorption and emission;chromatography;gas chromatography;high perfomance liquid chromatography;polarography;applications summary;appendices.