Fundamentals of Chemistry

Edited by : Sergio Carra,

Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Maurizio Masi,

Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

The World of Chemistry

Sergio Carrà and Maurizio Masi, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta” del Politecnico, Milan, Italy

History and Fundamentals of Chemistry

A History of Chemistry

Fabrizio Trifiro, Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, University of Bologna, Italy
Ferrucci Trifiro, Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, University of Bologna, Italy

Chemical Matter: Elements and their Classification through the Periodic System

Renato Ugo, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Milano, Italy

The Contribution of Nobel Laureates to Chemistry

Ferrucci Trifiro, Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, University of Bologna, Italy

Chemical Experimentation and Instrumentation

Chemical Laboratory Techniques

Davino Gelosa, Dipartimento Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Andrea Sliepcevich, Dipartimento Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Gas and Liquid Chromatography

Andrea Sliepcevich, Dipartimento Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Davino Gelosa, Dipartimento Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Volumetric and Calorimetric Techniques

Guido Barone, Department of Chemistry, University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy

NMR Spectroscopy

Juan Carlos Paniagua, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain
M. Pons, Department de Quimica Organica, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Theoretical approach to Chemistry

Schrodinger Equation and Quantum Chemistry

Renato Colle, Scuola Normale Superior Pisa, Italy

Molecular Energetics: Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Methods. Density Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules

Renato Colle, Scuola Normale Superior Pisa, Italy

Molecular Dynamics. Collisional and Statistical Approach to Reaction Rate

Vincenzo Aquilanti, Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Perugia, Laboratorio di Chimica Generale, Italy

Optimal Control of Molecular Scale Phenomena

Constantin Brif, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, USA
Herschel Rabitz, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, USA

Chemical Thermodynamics

Thermodynamic Systems and State Functions

Maurizio Masi, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Energy Balance of Reacting Systems

Maurizio Masi, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Equilibrium in Multiphase Reacting Systems

Renato Rota, Department of Applied Physical Chemistry, Polytechnic of Milano, Italy

Statistical Approach to Thermodynamics

Sergio Carra, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Irreversible Processes: Phenomenological and Statistical Approach

Carlo Cercignani, Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic of Milano, Italy

Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics

Rates of Chemical Reactions: Their Measurement and Mathematical Expressions

Paolo Beltrame, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Milano, Italy

Microkinetics versus Macrokinetics: Role of Transport Phenomena on Reaction Rate

Renato Rota, Department of Applied Physical Chemistry, Polytechnic of Milano, Italy

Dynamic Behaviour of Complex Reacting Systems: Role of Non-Linearity

Sergio Carra, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Chemical Synthesis of Substances

Inorganic and Metal-organic Synthesis

Fausto Calderazzo, Department of Chemistry, University of Pisa, Italy

Organic Synthesis

Gian Paolo Chiusoli, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale dell ' Universita, Universita di Parma, Italy

Synthesis of Nanophases

Carlo Cavallotti, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica Applicata, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Polymers and their Synthesis

Francesco Ciardelli, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chemica Industriale, Universita di Pisa, Italy
Elisa Passaglia, Dipartimento di Chimica e Chemica Industriale, Universita di Pisa, Italy
Simona Bronco, Instituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia (INFM), Italy

Biochemical Methods of Synthesis

Bruno Botta and Sandro Cacchi, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy