Book excerpt: Vibrational Spectroscopy Provides In A Very Readable Fashion A Comprehensive Account Of The Fundamental Principles Of Infrared And Raman Spectroscopy For Structural Applications To Inorganic, Organic And Coordination Compounds. Theoretical Analyses Of The Spectra By Normal Coordinate Treatment, Factor Group Analysis And Molecular Mechanics Are Delineated.The Book Features: * Coverage From First Principles To Recent Advances * Relatively Self-Contained Chapters * Experimental Aspects * Step By Step Treatment Of Molecular Symmetry And Group Theory * Recent Developments Such As Non-Linear Raman Effects * Comprehensive Treatment Of Rotation Spectroscopy * Band Intensities * Spectra Of Crystals * End-Of-Chapter Exercises.Suitable For Students And Researchers Interested In The Field Of Vibrational Spectroscopy. No Prior Knowledge Of Concepts Specific To Vibrational Spectroscopy Is Necessary. Mathematical Background Such As Matrices And Vectors Are Provided.