"Foundations of Spectroscopy provides a description of both the underlying principles and the fundamental applications of modern spectroscopic and related techniques. These include mass spectrometry and X-ray diffraction as well as other customary methods employed in the study of molecular structure, such as NMR, IR, and UV spectroscopy. The essential principles of each of these techniques are clearly explained, supported by worked examples and problems involving structure determination. A variety of applications of each technique are described." "The book will be of particular use to the first year undergraduate student, providing a guide to the principles and practice which underlie structural analysis and which underpin the latest developments central to successful modern research and industrial practice."--Jacket.