This textbook - written by an experienced teacher and tested and refined over years in his courses - reflects the analytical approach needed teach students about common instruments and methods plus applications. In addition to detailed coverage of specific instruments, the book includes analytical laboratory practices, instrument maintenance, statistics, and real world lab experiments with previous student results. Each analytical method section includes extensive sample preparation information, rather than a simple stand-alone chapter offering generic discussions not connected to specific methods. The chapter on Instrument Interfaces and Mass Spectrometry stands out from other texts by organizes this information into a single chapter to bridge the learning gap between theory and practice.