Includes index.

Introduction to inorganic chemistry -- Atomic structure -- Simple bonding theory -- Symmetry and group theory -- Molecular orbitals -- Acid-base and donor-acceptor chemistry -- The crystalline solid state -- Chemistry of the main group elements -- Coordination chemistry i : structures and isomers -- Coordination chemistry ii : bonding -- Coordination chemistry iii : electronic spectra -- Coordination chemistry iv : reactions and mechanisms -- Organometallic chemistry -- Organometallic reactions and catalysis -- Parallels between main group and organometallic chemistry.