Table of Contents

1. Theoretical framework of inorganic chemistry; 2. Physical methods in the characterisation of inorganic substances; 3. Nomenclature, notation and classification of inorganic structures; 4. Periodicity and atomic properties; 5. The occurrence of simple ions in crystals and solutions; 6. Covalent bonding in main group chemistry: a VB approach; 7. Molecular orbital theory in inorganic chemistry; 8. Coordination and organometallic compounds of the transition elements; 9. Inorganic reactions and their mechanisms; 10. Preparation of inorganic substances; Appendix.